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Date:      Fri, 14 Mar 1997 07:37:00 -0600 (CST)
From:      Jack Wenger <info@bentreality.com>
To:        FreeBSD ISP list <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: Passwd (The answer)
Message-ID:  <199703141337.HAA16934@msn.globaldialog.com>

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I got a couple of requests for the answer to losing your root password. This
will *ONLY* work on the console, and if you don't have the console locked
(which I didn't).

ctrl-alt-del
boot: -s

# /sbin/fsck -p
# /sbin/mount -a
# passwd root
# ctrl-D

It took me about 5 minutes to do this.

Again, THANK YOU to everyone for all of the timely, lucid replies.
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