reset root password on sle
Hello,
Trying to boot the system into single user mode to reset the root password but failed:
Code:
yaboot starting: loaded at 00040000 00067698 (0/0/00c3da70; sp: 089fffd0)
Welcome to yaboot version r22.8.SuSE
boot'
running with firmware 'IBM,FW860.51 (SV860_165)' on model 'IBM,8247-42L', serial 'IBM
,03213F62A', partition 'SOLMAN-PR'
boot: linux single
Please wait, loading kernel...
/vdevice/vfc-client@30000032/disk@500507680307454a,0000000000000000:1,linux: Unable
to open file, Invalid device
boot: single
Please wait, loading kernel...
/vdevice/vfc-client@30000032/disk@500507680307454a,0000000000000000:1,linux: Unable
to open file, Invalid device
boot: init=/bin/bash
Please wait, loading kernel...
/vdevice/vfc-client@30000032/disk@500507680307454a,0000000000000000:1,init=/bin/bash:
boot: init=/bin/sh
Please wait, loading kernel...
/vdevice/vfc-client@30000032/disk@500507680307454a,0000000000000000:1,init=/bin/sh: U
nable to open file, Invalid device
Re: reset root password on sle
Hello sharfuddin,
Another method is to boot from install media into rescue mode so you can change the password.
Mike
Re: reset root password on sle
Hi Mike,
Yes booting via iso into rescue helped us ;-). However I wonder how a system could be boot into Single user mode.
Re: reset root password on sle
Hi,
here you can find some examples for single user mode in older SLES releases. You could try only '/bin/bash' (without init) as that site says:
Quote:
"/bin/bash" for more advanced rescue methods and where init or inittab is bad
Here's a different thread on the same topic for SLES 12. If the system is up simply run .
Regards,
Eugen
