Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 284211
Root user is disappeared
Last modified: 2008-08-02 19:40:35 EDT
Description of problem: Root user is disappeared Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: I downloaded Fedora iso image and installed into my local machine and i tried to add more components from Add/remove software. I selected most of the components and not able to find the root user after the installation. Is there any way to find the solutions to get back my root user. when i try with root login, saying that "Invalid Login". Your help is appreciated and Thanks in advance. Expected results: Additional info:
Can you log in as a normal user? If so, please open a terminal and enter the following commands: su - [enter your root password] grep root /etc/passwd /etc/group /etc/gshadow grep -c root /etc/shadow getent passwd root And add results of the commands to this bug report.
The information we've requested above is required in order to review this problem report further and diagnose/fix the issue if it is still present. Since there have not been any updates to the report since thirty (30) days or more since we requested additional information, we're assuming the problem is either no longer present in the current Fedora release, or that there is no longer any interest in tracking the problem. Setting status to "CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA". If you still experience this problem after updating to our latest Fedora release and can provide the information previously requested, please feel free to reopen the bug report. Thank you in advance. Note that maintenance for Fedora 7 will end 30 days after the GA of Fedora 9.