On 06/17/2014 01:17 PM, A. P. Garcia wrote:
i don't have the root
password for the linux os that's installed on it,
You can get root easily at startup, though the initial steps vary by
distribution. The key is to interrupt the boot sequence (usually an
<esc> hit will stop it), then select whatever option is displayed for
altering the kernel parameters. Append a 1 (digit one) to the kernel
parameters and then select whichever option allows you to boot. The
system will come up in the single user mode, which is you logged on as
root. Then issue the passwd command to change the root password to
whatever you want.
BK