Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 17:09:02 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Jonathan Parr <jmparr@gte.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ok, im an idiot Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971117170732.11225A-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19971117190431.007b9350@mail.gte.net>
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On Mon, 17 Nov 1997, Jonathan Parr wrote: > i just installed 2.2.5, and cant get past the login > i changed the system password during setup but it wont work, first question > here is - what is the login id? root If you get changed the root password and promptly forgot it, put -s on the Boot: prompt, press <ENTER> for the shell, and execute the following commands: mount -u / mount -a passwd root adduser # add an account for yourself and invite yourself into # group wheel. To get admin access use `su'. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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