Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 23:23:40 +0000 From: "Þorður Ivarsson" <totii@est.is> To: Derrick Springer <tmknight@quik.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Partially Failed Installation Help Message-ID: <349318FC.D6457899@est.is> References: <01bd072a$001997a0$076626cf@emm_nt_server.irvine.quik.com>
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Derrick Springer wrote: > > I have a slight problem when installing FreeBSD. During the graphical > configuration of the XWindows system, the system did not respond corretly to > my MS InPort Mouse and I could not control the cursor to make any changes > (or abort the changes) and was forced to reboot the system. Now, when I try > to boot FreeBSD, I cannot log in because I never set a password for the root > account. I have tried logging in using every password (from <enter> and > beyond). I was wondering if there is a default password for the root account > that I'm missing, or am I just going to have to reinstall it all over again? > > Derrick Springer > tmknight@quik.com If you have not changed the /etc/ttys file for secureness of consoles you should be able to boot the computer with -s option (for single user) then run fsck and mount /usr , /var and so on and run chpass to set your root password. Hope this will help! -- Þórður Ívarsson Thordur Ivarsson Rafeindavirki Electronic technician Norðurgötu 30 Nordurgotu 30 Box 309 Box 309 602 Akureyri 602 Akureyri Ísland Iceland --------------------------------------------- FreeBSD has good features, Some others are full of unwanted features! ---------------------------------------------
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