You don't need to reinstall your whole operating system just because you forgot your Linux login. It's actually pretty easy ...

Im trying to recover access to an old FTP server we have here. The root password is lost in the mists of time. No problem, I thought, use the linux single method:<P>- Reboot<BR>- LILO prompt: linux ...

background:<br>i just finished installing kde3.1 on my redhat8.0. i created an extra account called "lodidadee" so that kde3.1 will only work on that account and all the rest will have the default ...