On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:18:27 -0400
binarynut(a)comcast.net wrote:
Fedora 11, 12
Changing Forgotten Root Password.
Starting computer and going into Single User Mode and deleting the
"x" in /etc/passwd and restarting computer and login as "root" and
add new root password, does that still hold true for FC10, 11, 12
/etc/passwd
root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
This is a bad idea. That sets the password to nothing at all. You would
have a window there where anyone could login. ;(
Instead see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Reset_Forgotten_Root_Password
kevin