From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 18 09:58:45 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 111EB16A4CE for ; Thu, 18 Mar 2004 09:58:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from mailhub-3.iastate.edu (mailhub-3.iastate.edu [129.186.140.13]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D79343D1D for ; Thu, 18 Mar 2004 09:58:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tamx5@iastate.edu) Received: from mailout-1.iastate.edu (mailout-1.iastate.edu [129.186.140.1]) by mailhub-3.iastate.edu (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id i2IHwhri004520 for ; Thu, 18 Mar 2004 11:58:43 -0600 Received: from webmail-17.iastate.edu(129.186.140.37) by mailout-1.iastate.edu via csmap id 531650e2_7906_11d8_8383_00304811d932_28388; Thu, 18 Mar 2004 12:01:47 -0600 (CST) To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org From: Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 11:58:43 -0600 (CST) X-Mailer: Endymion MailMan Professional Edition v3.0.14 ISU Version mp7.36 Message-Id: <4358111821044770@webmail.iastate.edu> Subject: Root password not responding X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 17:58:45 -0000 Alright I have recently installed BSD onto my computer as one of the OS systems to dual boot. However, recently the root usner name and password, when entered correctly or incorrectly, does not login. It gives me the message of Incorrect password or usnername. Why has this suddenly started occurring and how do I fix this? Thanks Costomer