Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 11:39:50 +0100 From: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk> To: alex@mycity.it Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ROOT PASSWORD Message-ID: <35348E76.63DFB63D@tdx.co.uk> References: <3.0.32.19980415123041.011154d8@mycity.it>
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You need to boot the system in 'single-user' mode... When you get the 'Boot:' prompt enter '-s' and press return... The system will come up - and then prompt you "Enter pathname to shell, or enter for /bin/sh" (or similar) - press enter to shart a shell... Then do a 'mount -u /' and you should be able to then run the 'passwd' command to change the root password... I think this is documented somewhere on the FreeBSD web site? Regards, Karl Pielorz alex@mycity.it wrote: > > HI, > I have a problem, I changed my root password and I don't remember this > password. Can I create a "rescue diskette" as for Linux Slackware to enter > in my system and to delete the old password or I use the same boot diskette > in FreeBsd?? > Please answer me urgently. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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