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Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2002 16:09:21 -0800
Subject: Re: Root password
From: "Paul A. Scott" <pscott@skycoast.us>
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> Somehow I managed to load FBSD and not have a root password.  How do I
> setup a root password from a command line?

Once logged in as root, type:

passwd

Paul A. Scott
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