[PLUG] Usermod: adding a user to a group

[Anthony Schlemmer]

But if the person in question can't remember their root password they 
won't be able to run "shutdown" since they can't su to root. I guess if 
the system in question handles <CTRL>-<ALT>-<DEL> a clean shutdown and 
reboot can be accomplished that way.

Tony

On Wednesday 07 August 2002 17:36 pm, Sandy Herring wrote:
> Uh... how 'bout `shutdown -r now' and then `boot: linux single'? If
> it's not networked, then uptime shouldn't much matter, eh? Eventually
> he'll tire of rebooting and remember the fsck'n root password *jeesh*
>
> Sandy
>
> On Wed, 07 Aug 2002, Jason Dagit wrote:
> > Well as MS always says, back up the registry before you make any
> > changes.
> >
> > My friend had a non-networked linux box where he kept forgetting
> > the root password, so I told him over the phone how to make it so
> > that root could login without a password....He had to reinstall
> > after that....Guess I should have done it in person for him...
> >
> > Jason
> >
> > On Wed, 7 Aug 2002, Mike Witt wrote:
> > > "E. Rogan Creswick" wrote:
> > > > (I can never remember the commands, so I edit
> > > > /etc/group manually <duck>).
> > >
> > > I have always just edited /etc/group manually. Is there
> > > any reason not to do this?
> > >
> > > -Mike
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