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#1 User is offline   koffie 

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Posted 06 June 2005 - 12:02 PM

I am an absolute newbie but somehow I managed to install mandrake 10.1 I've locked the screen and I've forgotten my password. What can I do ?

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#2 User is offline   Dapper Dan 

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Posted 07 June 2005 - 03:07 AM

Reboot, this time sign in as root and give the root password when it asks. Once signed in as root, run kusers and change or fix your password for regular user there.
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#3 User is offline   iamroot 

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Posted 08 June 2005 - 01:42 PM

Do you have your root password?
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#4 User is offline   cr4sh 

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Posted 15 August 2005 - 04:27 AM

1. boot into single user mode
2. mount the drive in rw mode
3. at the command prompt type
root@localhost$ passwd root

- enter a new password
- ilovefatboys

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#5 User is offline   cr4sh 

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Posted 15 August 2005 - 04:29 AM

[ continuing on - ignore the ilovefatboys i have sum gay ppl in my computer class]

- restart
root@localhost$ init 6

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#6 User is offline   phlax 

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Posted 16 August 2005 - 11:42 AM

Hahahaha your gay and you cant constain yourself!!
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#7 User is offline   prakash0106 

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Posted 04 February 2010 - 02:27 PM


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