Re: [cobalt-users] password lost, httpd won't start, doh!

[Peter Batenburg <peter@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 15 Jul 2002, Gerald Waugh wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Gerald, but if I console into the box, I still need the root
> > password to login.
> >
> Can't you get the RaQ to boot in single user mode.
> That is how we do it on real linux, although I know the RaQ
> doesn't use Lilo, it must have a way to boot into single user mode.
> Then you just make a new password for root
> passwd root

Boot the RaQ with the console attached. It then askes:
Press space for menu (or something like that)
You then get something like: Cobalt::MainMenu >
Type: boot, then: set_params "single". After that, type: bfd
and its going to boot as single usermode. You will get a bash
prompt.