Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 17:28:45 +0100 From: Tijl Coosemans <tijl@ulyssis.org> To: Raakesh Tailor <raakesh.tailor@nildram.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: help i forgot my password Message-ID: <20031104172845.5d6257a7.tijl@ulyssis.org> In-Reply-To: <F4FC7703737D3C45A616E43DBFB43C510148CDDE@exchange.office.nildram.net> References: <F4FC7703737D3C45A616E43DBFB43C510148CDDE@exchange.office.nildram.net>
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On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 15:33:57 -0000, Raakesh Tailor wrote: > i havent used my freebsd box for a little while now, iv run into a > problem i though i knew what the password was to get in but it doesnt > like it is there a way i can retrieve the root password without having > to re-install the whole thing or to change the root password. Please > help as i have got a new job and want to make use of my unix box I suppose this is a faq, but anyway, 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
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