Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 13:26:30 +0400 From: Yuri Pankov <yuri@darklight.org.ru> To: Zbigniew Szalbot <zbigniew@szalbot.homedns.org> Cc: Freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: adding password for root Message-ID: <20070707092630.GA1027@darklight.org.ru> In-Reply-To: <dd3e57754ed6fbce947db664e138e55c@szalbot.homedns.org> References: <661da47eebc86c4118f855e4bf13eb10@szalbot.homedns.org> <dd3e57754ed6fbce947db664e138e55c@szalbot.homedns.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Sat, Jul 07, 2007 at 11:15:41AM +0200, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: > 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 > You'll need physical access. Boot into single user mode, and you shall be able to change password with `passwd`. Don't forget to `mount -a`. HTH, Yuri [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQBGj1xGeoAklVFrLdgRAv0aAJ9G5nj7Q31qfEGZPEXGf+SSuNT8WwCePFAV CN2RDxzCwUd6rCvbgNidSwg= =p2DH -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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