Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 00:30:55 -0600 (CST) From: Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> To: Brian Astill <bastill@sa.apana.org.au> Cc: questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Change password Message-ID: <20020102002829.H1566-100000@catalyst.sasknow.net> In-Reply-To: <02010217012401.01096@BAPhD.gihon.org.au>
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Brian Astill wrote to questions: > Problem: > For reasons unknown, FBSD has stopped recognising my personal user > password. Root works OK, but obviously I can't sensibly work from > there. > > How can I change/delete that user password without knowing the > password that the system is storing? I'm not sure if this is even worthy of a FAQ. :-) As root, root# passwd fooflock Changing local password for fooflock. New password: Retype new password: passwd: updating the database... passwd: done root# Better yet, man passwd :-) - Ryan -- Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> Network Administrator, Accounts SaskNow Technologies - http://www.sasknow.com #106-380 3120 8th St E - Saskatoon, SK - S7H 0W2 Tel: 306-664-3600 Fax: 306-664-1161 Saskatoon Toll-Free: 877-727-5669 (877-SASKNOW) North America To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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