Date: Tue, 9 Apr 2002 11:33:26 +0200 From: "Patrick O'Reilly" <bsd@perimeter.co.za> To: "Martins Struka" <martinss2000@inbox.lv>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Root problem & Passwords Message-ID: <01a001c1dfa9$9b3d08a0$b50d030a@PATRICK> References: <002101c1dfa2$e2ea81c0$0501a8c0@Bastion>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Martins Struka
> Dear Sir / Madam,
> Our companys e-mail server is runing on FreeBSD. I need to add new
accounts and edit exsisting accounts.
> 1. What can I do if the superuser root password is missing and the
second added user password is not known also?
> 2. Is it possible to reinstal FreeBSD not loosing current
configuration and data?
> What can I do? I am desperate!! Please help me!
Martins,
To reset the root password:
1) Restart the computer (Ctrl-Alt-Del or Power On).
2) When you see the message counting down from 10 seconds, press Space
Bar.
3) when you see the "ok" prompt, type "boot -s" - this provides root
acces in single user mode.
4) At the shell prompt type:
# fsck -p (File System Check)
# mount -u / (mount / partition read/write)
# mount -a -t ufs (mount all ufs partitions - /usr ...)
# passwd (supply root passwd twice)
# shutdown -r now (reboot to multi-user mode again)
5) Once you are able to log in as root again, you can use the passwd
command to reset the other user's password.
Regards,
Patrick O'Reilly.
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