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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers How to recover root password on SuSE? Post 302841601 by samnyc on Wednesday 7th of August 2013 03:56:10 PM

08-07-2013

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Quote:

Originally Posted by RudiC

Why didn't you boot into single user mode and reset the root password? It's usually better/safer to use the appropriate tools than to edit /etc/shadow manually.

How can I boot into single user mode, when I don't know the root password?

---------- Post updated at 03:56 PM ---------- Previous update was at 03:52 PM ----------

Quote:

Originally Posted by gacanepa

You should have edited the /etc/passwd file in your SuSE installation, removing the "x" next to root, from

Code:

root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash

Code:

root::0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash

Then reboot and try to login as root. WARNING! After successfully logging in to your system, make sure you re-add the "x" where it was BEFORE attempting to change root's password with passwd.

See here and here.
Hope it helps.

Thank you so much. I am going back to the data center this Friday, I will try your way and let you know.

Download of SuSE, I see the ISO image but when I click on it I get error message, can't find. I am ready to pay for this but I can't seem to find it.

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vipw(1B)					     SunOS/BSD Compatibility Package Commands						  vipw(1B)

NAME

       vipw - edit the password file

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/ucb/vipw

DESCRIPTION

       vipw edits the password file while setting the appropriate locks, and does any necessary processing after the password file is unlocked. If
       the password file is already being edited, then you will be told to try again later.  The vi(1) editor will be used unless the  environment
       variable VISUAL or EDITOR indicates an alternate editor.

       vipw performs a number of consistency checks on the password entry for root, and will not allow a password file with a "mangled" root entry
       to be installed.  It also checks the /etc/shells file to verify the login shell for root.

FILES

       /etc/ptmp

       /etc/shells

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWscpu			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       passwd(1), vi(1), passwd(4), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.11							    14 Sep 1992 							  vipw(1B)

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