Lost password

zk1234 · 02-19-2017, 03:56 AM

This post is to answer the question asked here today:
http://4mlinux.blogspot.com/2013/01/...27569066483627

Let's say that your 4MLinux is installed on /dev/sda1. Boot the 4MLinux live CD or USB. Open terminal and execute:

Code:

cd /mnt/sda1
rm etc/*

Now boot 4MLinux from your hard disk drive. 4MLinux will say "Oh my God !" and it will repair itself within a few seconds :-) You will be asked for a new password.

WARNING:
4MLinux is the only distro, which will survive the "rm /etc/*" command executed by root. Do not try it unless you are running 4MLinux.

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ondoho · 02-19-2017, 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zk1234

Code:

cd /mnt/sda1
rm /etc/*

isn't the 'cd' command pointless here, since you're giving an absolute path to the 'rm' command???

zk1234 · 02-19-2017, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ondoho

isn't the 'cd' command pointless here, since you're giving an absolute path to the 'rm' command???

Oops! Code edited.

Thanks!

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