Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 11:15:41 +0200 From: Zbigniew Szalbot <zbigniew@szalbot.homedns.org> To: Freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: adding password for root Message-ID: <dd3e57754ed6fbce947db664e138e55c@szalbot.homedns.org> In-Reply-To: <661da47eebc86c4118f855e4bf13eb10@szalbot.homedns.org> References: <661da47eebc86c4118f855e4bf13eb10@szalbot.homedns.org>
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Hello, On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 10:48:52 +0200, Zbigniew Szalbot <zbigniew@szalbot.homedns.org> wrote: > Hello, > > Not sure how it came about but I just realized that my for new FBSD > installation root user is without a password. When I log in remotely and > want to use chpass to add a password for user root I am presented with vi > editor in which I guess I could theoretically insert it. But this process > was always interactive. How should I add a password for user root (remote > login as root is disabled). Do I need to access that box physically and > type it on the console or can I set it remotely? Stupid me. Instead of waiting for your advice I went ahead and entered a password in the vi editor, then saved. Unfortunately, this password is not accepted when I su. Is there any hope for me other than reinstallting the whole system? Thank you! -- Zbigniew Szalbot
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