Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 22:27:27 +0100 From: Ben Smithurst <ben@scientia.demon.co.uk> To: Ray Grieselhuber <rgrieselhuber@londonind.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Root Password Message-ID: <19990819222727.C12658@lithium.scientia.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <37BBFB5F.B7036C2D@londonind.com> References: <37BBFB5F.B7036C2D@londonind.com>
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Ray Grieselhuber wrote:
> I tried to log on to my system, and it said login incorrect. But I know
> I was using the right password, so I don't understand the problem. How
> do I change the password without being logged in, or how do I get past
> this?
Were you logging in on the console? You cannot log in as root over
telnet, for example. Either you weren't on the console, or you got the
password wrong.
> The FAQ said to do this from the Boot: command, but how do I get
> to this if I can't log on?
Reboot by pressing ctrl-alt-del on the console. When it's coming back
up, you should get a boot prompt. This allows you to specify a kernel
to boot from, and flags to give to it. Just type `-s', and the system
should give you a single-user root prompt. Just type `passwd root' to
set root's password.
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