Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:10:44 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net> To: Petre Bandac <petre@kgb.ro> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: lost root password on a raid-1 geom mirror Message-ID: <20060412081044.1f55ad9e@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20060411195220.0cfd55ce@localhost> References: <20060411173112.3a0f1f7a@localhost> <20060412010813.6aed4810@localhost> <20060411195220.0cfd55ce@localhost>
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On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:52:20 +0300 Petre Bandac <petre@kgb.ro> wrote: > > have you tried using the install disk -> fixit -> load the > > geom_mirror module by hand and then mounting the devices? > > > > or take the disks to another box which has geom_mirror built into > > and modify that way. > > Beto > it happened as follows - fresh install (following the onlamp.com > howto); kernel recompile with all that needs, reboot, test, put the > box aside for 3 weeks (while forgetting root password - stupid, yes), > try to login (and obviously fail) ok... I dont' see why can't you enter into fixit mode and clear the password for root.... OR simply select 'single user' (option #4) at the boot prompt ?
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