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From: j@ida.interface-business.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.misc
Subject: Re: change the su password
Date: 18 Nov 1996 15:57:23 GMT
Organization: interface business GmbH, Dresden
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Majid Matinrazm <majid@sysnet.net> wrote:

> Does any body know how to change the su password from the console
> We lost it.  Or I have to reinstall the machine.
> 
> I tryed to go to the single user mode but I was unable to change it.

You forgot to tell which system this is...  Anyway, it should be
possible in single-user mode (unless your console is marked `insecure'
in /etc/ttys).  You might need to make your root filesystem writable
first (``mount -u /'').

-- 
J"org Wunsch					       Unix support engineer
joerg_wunsch@interface-business.de       http://www.interface-business.de/~j