Re: Red Hat problems

Michael Kallio wrote:

> Hello,
>  
> Currently running red hat 7.0 as a report server. Just recently our 
> report server stopped sending out reports. At the time we didn't have 
> the root password so we followed the knowledge base and used lilo to 
> reset our root password. However, after new password is entered this 
> message appears at the next prompt "file repair (#)" each time we 
> attempt a command it echos back same message with a new number. How do 
> we initiate the repair to these files? We got a copy of Knoppicks 
> Konqoueror and can view the current h/drive and found the location of 
> the fstab on hda8. Also couldn't restore from a zip b/up as well kept 
> getting unknown file system.
> A consultant advised to install a new h/drive & zip to see if we could 
> copy the file from the existing drive. Knoppicks program see's both 
> drives but since its read only unable to move files to new location. 
> When attempting to restore from b/up still get unknown file system 
> message. After installing red hat on new drive attempted to manually 
> copy files to new drive. However, old drive hda8 isn't recognized when 
> inputting /mnt commands and such. We've followed the commands in books 
> and knolwedge bases to assist us but to no avail. Any ideas would 
> greatly be appreciated at this point.
>  
> Michael Kallio
> CSSS Inc.
> 800-367-2882 ext. 6357 

I don't know if it work, but you can have a try: (I just want help you
get the root's password)
1)Boot the box with other linux, like the linux on one floppy, or the RH
install CD,
2)Mount your file system
3)edit the /etc/passwd, remove the passwd from the file (it maybe like
"root:*:...", just remove the '*'), you can backup it before do anything
if you like
4)reboot you linux box with your hd
by now, the root should without any password.

wish it can help you.

Tom