Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 21:34:30 -0400 From: John Von Essen <john@essenz.com> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to reset root passwd FreeBSdD4.7 Message-ID: <3447e5c6e159524801b5814e10badc8f@essenz.com> In-Reply-To: <19556.169.203.127.194.1121291465.squirrel@169.203.127.194> References: <42D58447.9090600@chamkila.org> <19556.169.203.127.194.1121291465.squirrel@169.203.127.194>
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boot single user... mount -u / mount -a Then use vipw or passwd to clear out or change root password. If you shutdown the system un-cleanly, you may have to do an fsck / as fragmentation will prevent the filesystem from being mounted read-write-able. -john On Jul 13, 2005, at 5:51 PM, estover@nativenerds.com wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Is there a way to reset the root passwd without reinstalling FreeBSD >> 4.7. >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> Aman >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > boot into single user mode > mount drives > set password for root. > reboot > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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