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Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2003 19:37:19 +0000
From: DanB <longterm@chatusa.com>
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Subject: root passwd change
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Is there other way to change the root password that been lost without
shutting down the computer.

Old way shutdown space bar    boot -s  #mount  -t ufs -a
#passwd
# exit to multiusers.


Dan