OEL 6.1 -- How to set root password?

Hi all,
Maybe it's a silly question, but I'm new to OEL, and this 6.1 install is the first time I've installed OEL.
Everything seemed to go perfectly smoothly, but the installer never prompted me to enter a root password, and now I've got a system that boots to a login prompt, but I have no idea what userid/password to use to login. Is there a default root password?
Help!
Thanks,
-Mark

Dear mbobak,
You don't need to boot into rescue image, mount, chroot
all what you need is to boot into single mode from GRUB.
If it happen again, please follow these steps:
- Reboot the system and wait for the GRUB screen to appear
- Highlight the kernel version you're currently using (usually the newest version) from the GRUB list
- Press "e" to be taken to the boot commands edit screen, highlight the line which starts with kernel and press "e" again
- Add "single" to the end of the line, so it will look like this:
kernel /vmlinuz-kernel-version ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet single
- Press "Enter" to save the changes
- Press "b" to boot in single user mode.
Your system will begin loading and, at some point, you will be presented with a root bash prompt.
- In the new prompt type passwd and choose a new password for root.
- When done, type reboot to restart the system. After reboot, GRUB will be back to normal so no further modifications are required.
Reference
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Resetting-a-Forgotten-Root-Password-40544.shtml
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