From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 10 23:50:51 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 C039016A4D6 for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:50:50 +0000 (GMT) Received: from netserver2.cyonisp.net (h-69-3-40-56.cmbrmaor.covad.net [69.3.40.56]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D050C43D1F for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:50:49 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from julesg@newebmail.com) Received: from [192.168.0.125] (pool-141-149-174-11.bos.east.verizon.net [141.149.174.11]) (authenticated (0 bits))iA9FFO78005919 for ; Tue, 9 Nov 2004 10:15:35 -0500 Message-ID: <4192A939.6070606@newebmail.com> Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 18:50:17 -0500 From: Jules Gilbert User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8 (Windows/20040913) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------040402050008030505080304" Subject: [Fwd: Re: I did it, and now I need to undo it...] 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: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:50:51 -0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------040402050008030505080304 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I benched the machine (I have many of these boxes, a friend of mine and I built these but I didn't have a basis to use these until now -- and now I need them to run TODAY (well, tomorrow but no later.) I am pretty sure that benching them is required, as on the rack, these machines have no terminal or keyboard. Okay, so one by one I bench them and I bring them up: a) "safe" mode doesn't seem to accomplish much -- what am I doing wrong? (These are boxes intended for computation, no X.) b) My basic problem now is how to I set the file system to rw -- it's stuck in read-only. I can't update the disk without write permission on the fs. One other thing; I get into single user mode, go to /stand and do a ./sysinstall That seems to work best for me YMMV --jg PS: Thank you. and YMMV == your milage may vary --------------040402050008030505080304 Content-Type: message/rfc822; name="Re: I did it, and now I need to undo it..." Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Re: I did it, and now I need to undo it..." X-Account-Key: account2 Return-path: Received: from mx2.freebsd.org (mx2.freebsd.org [216.136.204.119]) by newebmail.com (newebmail.com) (MDaemon.PRO.v7.2.0.R) with ESMTP id md50000009526.msg for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:01:10 -0500 Received: from hub.freebsd.org (hub.freebsd.org [216.136.204.18]) by mx2.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B081C580E3; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:01:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org) Received: from hub.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D80416A561; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:00:08 +0000 (GMT) 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 0D9A616A518 for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:00:03 +0000 (GMT) Received: from rproxy.gmail.com (rproxy.gmail.com [64.233.170.199]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E585443D5A for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 21:59:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kjelderg@gmail.com) Received: by rproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id a36so246220rnf for ; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:59:59 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references; b=RLEG8dDptWSs+fNVy3uKqrLAyTac+GJHNJ+pqVL+2bzbGhJKkRz45l0u5UbviIurOKW8tZz//qMGQmws/N06rhmbuoxlqHEbfI+jDAQw4WNB4sgxKWqZZ8rf2SdGIMlJMDgajaTVKJhAcOHmtW32kz9Zbnc8ZcZMDY4weCIVcy8= Received: by 10.38.78.13 with SMTP id a13mr354598rnb; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:59:58 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.38.15.48 with HTTP; Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:59:58 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 15:59:58 -0600 From: Eric Kjeldergaard To: Jules Gilbert In-Reply-To: <41926C04.7020103@newebmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <41926C04.7020103@newebmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I did it, and now I need to undo it... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Eric Kjeldergaard List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Errors-To: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Lookup-Warning: MAIL lookup on owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org does not match 216.136.204.119 X-MDRcpt-To: julesg@newebmail.com X-Rcpt-To: julesg@newebmail.com X-MDRemoteIP: 216.136.204.119 X-Return-Path: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: julesg@newebmail.com X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.64 (2004-01-11) X-Spam-Report: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.64 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Processed: newebmail.com, Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:01:11 -0500 X-MDAV-Processed: newebmail.com, Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:01:12 -0500 > I need to reset my root password; I am running FreeBSD 5.2.1 and > golly!, going to single user mode no longer works to change a password > -- one gets an authentication error; > > I have complete control of the box, it's in my lab. What do I do to > change the password and bring the machine back to normal use? > What I've done in the past is to use the FreeBSD Install cd that you used to install the system and use the set root password feature. It has been very successful. -- If I write a signature, my emails will appear more personalised. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --------------040402050008030505080304--