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by theword

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Hi.
SuperUsers password got corrupted somehow, so how do I get access into the superusers account?
Thanks...........Pat

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by xpertdragon

How did the password get corrupted? With a Super User, I am assuming you are running Linux, maybe even RedHat? Is there any other user account you can login with, or get SU access with? If I remember right there are different command line modifiers you can execute to change the SuperUser(SU) account password. Something along the lines of su -passwd, but I could be wrong. Do you remember the SuperUser password? If you KNOW it, there is a chance you can change it with appropriate access.

Paul

by theword

Hi Paul.
I have RedHat 7.0. The command you are talking about is su (username). That will give a prompt for the superusers password. I really dont know why its not accepting the password any longer.
Anyway that command doesnt do it.
Thanks though.............Pat

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