Have you forgotten the root password on your box and said @#$%%^. Well do not fear, Linux Dynasty is here to save the day.

1. Booting into single user mode from GRUB.
   • First, reboot your system.
   • Second, When GRUB comes up type e (got to be quick).
   • Third, now select entry that begins with kernel and hit enter.
   • Fourth, at the end of the kernel entry type either s or single, now hit enter.
   • Fifth, type b, the box will boot up and now you can type in the cmd prompt passwd root. This will reset the password to whatever you like.
   • If this does not bring you to a root prompt, then try this.
   • Then try appending single init=/bin/bash

   
   
   Be happy, now you have root access again. or maybe for the first time... ;)
   
   

2. Booting into single-user mode from LILO
   • First, reboot your system.
   • Second, When LILO comes up, type in linux s. Hit enter.
   • Box will boot into single user mode, which brings you to a root prompt. If this does not happen to you, and ask you for the root password, you will have to do the following.
   • Try this linux init=/bin/bash

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