From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 17 05:49:05 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 718E816A402 for ; Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:49:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from xride@x12.dk) Received: from swip.net (mailfe09.tele2.dk [212.247.155.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1061F13C448 for ; Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:49:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from xride@x12.dk) X-Cloudmark-Score: 0.000000 [] Received: from x12.dk (account mu12272@get2net.dk [83.72.97.231] verified) by mailfe09.swip.net (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.7) with ESMTPA id 271521759; Sat, 17 Mar 2007 06:49:03 +0100 Received: by x12.dk (Postfix, from userid 666) id 9EC6250844; Sat, 17 Mar 2007 06:49:02 +0100 (CET) Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 06:49:02 +0100 From: Soeren Straarup To: Derekj Tourneo Message-ID: <20070317054902.GB2108@x12.dk> References: <000001c7680c$0a7255f0$0dd3000a@homexp> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000001c7680c$0a7255f0$0dd3000a@homexp> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: One method to recover a lost root password X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:49:05 -0000 On Fri, Mar 16, 2007 at 08:45:30PM -0000, Derekj Tourneo wrote: > now edit the master password file > > vi /mnt/etc/master.passwd Try: vipw -d /mnt/etc It automaticly updates the right db(s) Futher reading: man 8 vipw /Soeren -- Soeren Straarup | aka OZ2DAK aka Xride FreeBSD committer | FreeBSD since 2.2.6-R If a program is not working right, then send a patch