1. boot from knoppix cd
2. Mount /dev/<rootdisk> read/write
3. edit /dev/<rootdisk>/etc/shadow
4. find the line that starts with root, will be the first line
it will look like:
root:$1$1qbA7gC2$DGdFT421dxGGTmLYmTd:12075:0:99999 :7:::
5. remove everthing from the first : to the second :, will look like
root::12075:0:99999:7:::
6. umount /dev/<rootdisk>
7. reboot the system
8. login as root on tty1 (alt+ctrl+F1) once system boot up, just hit enter when asked for passwoord.
9. use passwd to set new root password


have a blast.

Joshua SS Miller