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Date:      Thu, 8 Jan 1998 09:01:09 -0500 (EST)
From:      Steve Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net>
To:        Chad R Cordero <ccordero@wiley.csusb.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: passwd
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.95.980108090047.21195B-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.95.980107112419.22685A-100000@wiley.csusb.edu>

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On Wed, 7 Jan 1998, Chad R Cordero wrote:

> I have forgotten my root password, but when I reset in single user mode it
> is in read-only mode.  Is there a way to reset the password in this mode?
> If not, how do I change to read/write mode?
> 
> Any help is appreciated.

When booted in stand alone you have to type:

mount /

to remount it read/write
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