From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 11 06:02:46 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BACDC16A41F for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 06:02:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from andras@kende.com) Received: from ylpvm15.prodigy.net (ylpvm15-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.57.46]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4777E43D46 for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 06:02:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from andras@kende.com) Received: from pimout7-ext.prodigy.net (pimout7-int.prodigy.net [207.115.4.147]) by ylpvm15.prodigy.net (8.12.10 outbound/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k0B62rEV028280 for ; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 01:02:53 -0500 X-ORBL: [71.130.200.146] Received: from a (adsl-71-130-200-146.dsl.irvnca.pacbell.net [71.130.200.146]) by pimout7-ext.prodigy.net (8.13.4 outbound domainkey aix/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k0B62iHw214858; Wed, 11 Jan 2006 01:02:45 -0500 From: "Andras Kende" To: "'mamaj m'" , Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 22:02:55 -0800 Message-ID: <000001c61674$ab0affc0$0a01a8c0@a> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 In-Reply-To: Thread-Index: AcYWcfhTF2t8C/1aTsKeDF0FYxM89wAAngpQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 Cc: Subject: RE: Forget Root Password X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 06:02:46 -0000 -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of mamaj m Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 2:16 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Forget Root Password Hi, I forget the root password what can i do , so i cant log in to freebsd Thanks I _________________________________________________________________ Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Hello, during boot up there's a prompt which says to hit enter to boot /kernel or something like that. It times out after 10 seconds (default). Hit any other key than enter and type "boot-s" to boot in single user mode. You should then get a shell prompt where you run these commands: # fsck -p # mount -a -t ufs # swapon -a # passwd -l # exit Best regards, Andras Kende http://www.kende.com