Date: Thu, 16 Oct 1997 10:30:56 -0400 (EDT) From: Patrick Gardella <patrick@cre8tivegroup.com> To: (Michael Richards) <026809r@dragon.acadiau.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Lost root password Message-ID: <XFMail.971016103205.patrick@cre8tivegroup.com> In-Reply-To: <199710161347.KAA05880@dragon.acadiau.ca>
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Boot into single user (-s at Boot; prompt). Use /stand/sysinstall or passwd to change the root password to something you will remember. ;) Patrick On 16-Oct-97 Michael Richards wrote: >Hmmm. I seem to have mistaken my root password when I changed it... >Now how do I get root again from the console? Fortunately/unfortunately it >does not appear as simple as: >lilo init=/bin/base rw > >:) > >thanks >-Mike
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