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Sub : Loss of root password LOST #029
Log in to Single user mode. At the LILO boot prompt type in :-
‘linux 1 init=/bin/sh root=/dev/hdaN’ mount rw (where N is the
number of your root partition). Then change the password for
root with the command: ‘#passwd’
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