[CentOS] baby blue screen of permanent death

[Michael Hennebry]

On Tue, 22 Oct 2013, John R Pierce wrote:

> On 10/22/2013 2:24 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote:
>> How do I change passwords on an install, e.g.  my  F14,
>> into which I cannot login?
>> I can edit the files from either Knoppix or from a CentoS terminal.
>
> edit /mnt/.../etc/shadow  and delete the password hash between the first
> two :'s, so it looks like username::.....
>
> then boot that system, log into it without any password, and set a
> password immediately.

Thanks.  I'll do that.

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Michael   hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu
"On Monday, I'm gonna have to tell my kindergarten class,
whom I teach not to run with scissors,
that my fiance ran me through with a broadsword."  --  Lily