Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 20:10:24 -0500 (EST) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: pete@milneweb.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Root password Message-ID: <200211090110.gA91AOm21150@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <49163385296.20021108170320@milneweb.com> from "Pete Milne" at Nov 08, 2002 05:03:20 PM
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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? > If you really created root with no password, then you can just log in as root and don't have to enter a password. Then, when you get logged in as root, type 'passwd' and follow the prompts. If, somehow there really is a password, but you don't know it you will have to boot in to single user - hit the space bar during the coutdown. Then do: boot -s -- wait for the boot -- fsck -a mount -u / mount -a swapon -a passwd root follow the prompts ////jerry > -- > > Pete > > 5:02:45 PM > > > Ask about eScan Content-Security > and Anti-Virus Software. > > "We will meet ALL of your anti-virus needs." > > www.milneweb.com > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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