Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 13:27:57 -0400 From: "Swanson, Toby J." <tjswanson@tva.gov> To: "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@freebsd.org> Cc: "'toby@milkyway.org'" <toby@milkyway.org> Subject: how to make a fixit floppy Message-ID: <8C8DCBC7A064D01181F30000F8014E277DBB10@knxnorois1b.noh.tva.gov>
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I need root access to a 2.1.7 host. The old administrator left without giving anyone (any information) the root password. This machine does not have a cdrom drive, only a floppy and the hard drives. The plan is to boot up using the floppy, mount the root file system, vi /etc/passwd and remove the root password, boot from the hard drive and log in as root. I searched the FAQ and mailing list archives but did not find any instructions on doing this sort of thing. I have booted using the install floppy, and then opened vty4. However, I can't seem to get any commands to work there. Any help is appreciated, Toby To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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