Comments on: How-To: Recover root password under linux with single user mode http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-recover-root-password-under-linux-with-single-user-mode/ Debian/Ubuntu Tips and Tricks Fri, 24 May 2013 00:08:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Pearson http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-recover-root-password-under-linux-with-single-user-mode/#comment-137749 Pearson Wed, 15 May 2013 15:43:38 +0000 http://www.debuntu.org/?p=483#comment-137749 On a secure system, the root password will be required when going into single user mode. See, for example this link found by searching for ‘linux “single user” password’

]]> By: kubusb http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-recover-root-password-under-linux-with-single-user-mode/#comment-137198 kubusb Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:29:47 +0000 http://www.debuntu.org/?p=483#comment-137198 It’s trying to tell you that your password and password confirmation didn’t match.

]]> By: Mackenzie Nellis http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-recover-root-password-under-linux-with-single-user-mode/#comment-88456 Mackenzie Nellis Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:43:14 +0000 http://www.debuntu.org/?p=483#comment-88456 I tried this, but when used passwd it echoed the following:

passwd: Authentication token manipulation error
passwd: password unchanged

What is it trying to tell me?

]]> By: chantra http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-recover-root-password-under-linux-with-single-user-mode/#comment-2472 chantra Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:49:21 +0000 http://www.debuntu.org/?p=483#comment-2472 Hi,
append singleat the end of the linux line and press Ctrl-x to boot
Hope that helps

]]> By: Fred http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-recover-root-password-under-linux-with-single-user-mode/#comment-2455 Fred Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:43:04 +0000 http://www.debuntu.org/?p=483#comment-2455 Did try this but could not see a “kernel” line. Open to ideas. Thanks.

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