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I successfully installed the Mandrake LINUX 6.0 (Macmillan software's
packaging of Red Hat).  I forgot my password.  Is there a way to go in
and change or override the password so that I can put in another one
or do without one.  I don't need a password because this is a home 
computer and I am the only user of the computer.

I was told that I could get into the following:

"Boot using floppies, mount the harddrive under a /tmp
directory or something like it. Use a text editor to
change the /tmp/etc/passwd file or the appropriate
shadow password file if you have shadow activated"

Unfortunately I don't know how to mount the hard drive.
If I figured out how to use an editor I would be able to do that.
The problem is that I need to get beyond the logon screen so
that I can use the reference material - which may help me.

It was stupid of me to forget the password.  I have tried all of the
passwords that I have to use at work and etc. without luck.