[lug] Su problems

[hugh at math.byu.edu]

>
> Regardless of what you do in the future or what happened to
> cause this problem, one way to get back in is to use Tom's
> Root-Boot Linux.  Its a floppy-disk linux distro that
> includes most common hardware drivers and allows you to go
> into your system as root to fix problems like this.
>
> --David

knoppix is also a nice cd based distribution that you can use to do all
sorts of cool recovery stuff with.  I think most distributions also let
you use the first install cd as a rescue cd as well.  In any event, having
some sort of bootable rescue media available is a definite plus.

Hugh