Re: [IPCop-devel] 2.0.0 Install Manual - Loss of root password

[Olaf W. <wei...@ip...>]

On 2010-04-26 19:40, Eric Oberlander wrote:

> I'm editing the section of the Installation Manual that described how
> to recover or reset a lost root password. The technique used in v1.4.X
> no longer works as GRUB is not used in the new version.
> 
> Is there still a way to achieve this, or is it no longer possible in v1.9/2.0?

This should work:
at the boot menu, press <TAB> to drop into edit mode
at the end of the line add: init=/bin/bash
press <ENTER> to continue boot
when booting has finised enter: mount -o remount rw /
enter: passwd
enter the new password
repeat the new password
restart IPCop (ipcopreboot does not work and we neither have init nor
reboot ...)


Olaf


PS: <TAB> probably works on x86 only.