From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 16 18:02:13 2005 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 8312F16A4CE for ; Sat, 16 Apr 2005 18:02:13 +0000 (GMT) Received: from www6.web2010.com (www6.web2010.com [216.157.5.254]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 023AD43D5D for ; Sat, 16 Apr 2005 18:02:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from MLandman@face2interface.com) Received: from delliver.face2interface.com (inoc202-203.veranet.net [216.238.202.203] (may be forged)) by www6.web2010.com (8.12.10/8.9.0) with ESMTP id j3GI1nXa018078; Sat, 16 Apr 2005 14:01:50 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <6.2.0.14.0.20050416140103.0204dd88@mail.face2interface.com> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.0.14 Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 14:02:01 -0400 To: Richard Collyer From: Marty Landman In-Reply-To: <426146B0.6050008@firebadger.net> References: <6.2.0.14.0.20050225125247.02e6d948@mail.face2interface.com> <20050225222750.GA59300@osiris.chen.org.nz> <6.2.0.14.0.20050226210252.01e3f710@mail.face2interface.com> <20050227043219.GA28882@osiris.chen.org.nz> <6.2.0.14.0.20050227114521.02df9eb0@mail.face2interface.com> <20050227182510.GB44504@osiris.chen.org.nz> <6.2.0.14.0.20050416124420.03a0bed0@mail.face2interface.com> <426146B0.6050008@firebadger.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: lost root passwd 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: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 18:02:13 -0000 At 01:09 PM 4/16/2005, Richard Collyer wrote: >Marty Landman wrote: >>I have a relatively new 5.2 installation and have forgotten the root pw, >>although I can log on as a member of group wheel. >>Not sure how to fix this situation. >>1. /etc/master.passwd has perm's of 0600 so afaik can't change this >>except as root >>2. rebooting from the installation CD then selecting single user mode >>throws me directly into /stand/sysinstall; from there selecting the reset >>root pw option is consistently ignored >>3. rebooting into single user mode from the HD, after entering >># mount -t ufs -a >>... >># passwd >>the response is >>passwd: pam_chauthtok(): error in service module >> >>Anyway I can fix this? > >I suppose you havent got the password for toor? Never set one, so it's not logon-able, right? Marty Marty Landman, Face 2 Interface Inc. 845-679-9387 Search & Sort Easily: http://face2interface.com/Products/FormATable.shtml Web Installed Formmail: http://face2interface.com/formINSTal