From owner-freebsd-questions Wed May 15 21:53:33 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mts-128.wallnet.com (mts-128.wallnet.com [208.225.162.60]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5972B37B403 for ; Wed, 15 May 2002 21:53:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mts-128.wallnet.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mts-128.wallnet.com (8.12.3/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g4G4r6Rs001386; Thu, 16 May 2002 00:53:07 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from timothyk@mts-128.wallnet.com) Received: by mts-128.wallnet.com (8.12.3/8.12.3/Submit) id g4G4qxuD001385; Thu, 16 May 2002 00:52:59 -0400 (EDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" From: Tim Kellers To: "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." , , Subject: Re: root password forgotten-locked up Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 00:52:58 -0400 X-Mailer: KMail [version 1.4] References: <3CE31E9D.F68718A7@malkauns.nsc.com> <040101c1fc85$a9913400$3dec910c@daleco> In-Reply-To: <040101c1fc85$a9913400$3dec910c@daleco> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <200205160052.59154.timothyk@mts-104.wallnet.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG boot into single-user mode (boot -s at the "Booting kernel in 10 seconds= ,=20 press any key to drop to a shell" (or words to that effect). Assuming th= at=20 you haven't marked your console as insecure in ttys, you'll be root again= =2E Tim Kellers CPE/NJIT On Wednesday 15 May 2002 10:59 pm, Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: > Try login as user 'toor' with a null pw.....? > > Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "shubhamr" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 9:51 PM > Subject: root password forgotten-locked up > > > Hi, > > I forgot my root password.I had not created any other user too. > > so,I tried inserting the installation CD and went to the option root > > password in the configure menu.But when I enter there,it just stays > > intact and will not give me a screen to type in a new password.So I a= m > > unable to enter my system.Now the system is not allowing me to change= my > > root password. > > > > how do I enter in?It does not even allow to create a new user also. > > Please help. > > Thanks in advance, > > shubha > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message