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From: Jason P Holland <jholland@cs.selu.edu>
To: Peter Brezny <pbrezny@purplecat.net>
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Subject: Re: lost root password
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at the bootprompt, type boot -s to go into single user mode, and change
the root password as your normally would

jason

> I've lost my root password to a freebsd. 4.5 box.
> 
> I still have access as a normal user in the wheel group.  Is there any way
> to wipe out the current root password and reset it?
> 
> thanks.
> 
> Peter Brezny
> purplecat.net
> 
> 
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