Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 13:45:36 +0200 (CEST) From: Konrad Heuer <kheuer2@gwdg.de> To: Hilmi Hilmiev <hilmi@wizzbit.nl> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to Reset a Forgotten Root Password Message-ID: <20030415134306.D14090-100000@gwdu60.gwdg.de> In-Reply-To: <3E9BEAE3.5070703@wizzbit.nl>
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On Tue, 15 Apr 2003, Hilmi Hilmiev wrote: > I have FreeBSD box with forgotten root password. How can I reset this > password? Reboot your system (e.g., by pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del). Interrupt the boot countdown by pressing the space bar and enter boot -s to boot into single-user mode. Mount your file systems by mount -a -t ufs and set a new password: passwd root Regards Konrad Heuer (kheuer2@gwdg.de) ____ ___ _______ GWDG / __/______ ___ / _ )/ __/ _ \ Am Fassberg / _// __/ -_) -_) _ |\ \/ // / 37077 Goettingen /_/ /_/ \__/\__/____/___/____/ Germany
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