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Date:      Fri, 2 Apr 1999 00:34:33 -0500
From:      "Michael G." <mikegoe@ibm.net>
To:        cgotzmann@home.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: enter single user mode version 3,1
Message-ID:  <99040200360400.01351@Nikki.ibm.net>
References:  <35230201.C9B2C205@home.com>

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to change the root password you can simply run
/stand/sysinstall as root, select Configure, then Change
the Root Mangers password.....

Michael G.

On Wed, 01 Apr 1998, Conrad Gotzmann wrote:
> How do I enter single user mode in release 3.1
> this is to allow me to change the root password.
> 
> -s as in version 2.2.8 does nothing but normally boot.
> 
> pressing anykey gets me to a prompt but using mount -u /   errors.
> 
> where to go from here. Thanks......
> 
> 
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