Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 08:16:25 +1000 From: "Doug Young" <dougy@gargoyle.apana.org.au> To: "Brian Lau" <blau@allbusiness.com>, "Matthew Murphy" <fluidlord@hotmail.com> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Installing Message-ID: <08ba01c0de55$db75c9d0$0300a8c0@oracle> References: <A50AB1BD8071E14EA1BB77F82A991AAC06677A@mail01.sfo.allbusiness.com>
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The experts will not be pleased !!! ..... I can just see someone yelling =
"technical questions should be asked in "questions" :) (assuming that =
this constitutes a "technical question")
boot into single user mode by hitting any key other than enter at the =
count down screen then type boot -s. type passwd to change root =
password than type exit to boot into normal mode
I've noticed a number of messages like this over recent months & =
wondered how anyone could get into that situation. It appears that they =
have somehow got past the dialog box that pops up during install asking =
for root password ... something I would have thought impossible. Since =
Matthew has managed to achieve this, maybe he could enlighten me on =
exactly how he did it ??
If in fact its possible to just [enter] [enter] past the "you must now =
provide the root user password" dialog that would explain I guess its =
possible to do that in W2K Pro, but not in any other operating system =
that I've ever used.
-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Murphy [mailto:fluidlord@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 2:06 PM
To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Installing
I got freebsd installed, I reboot and it ask me for login, so i put =
root, asdk me for password and i leave it blank and it tells me =
incorrect login?
Can anyone help me?
Matthew
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size=3D2>boot into single user mode by hitting any key other than =
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the count down screen then type boot -s.<SPAN =
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type passwd to change root password than type exit to boot into normal=20
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class=3D352421621-16052001>I've noticed a number of messages like this =
over recent=20
months & wondered how anyone could get into that situation. It =
appears=20
that they have somehow got past the dialog box that pops up during =
install=20
asking for root password ... something I would have thought=20
impossible. Since Matthew has managed to achieve this, maybe =
he could=20
enlighten me on exactly how he did it =
??</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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class=3D352421621-16052001>If in fact its possible to just [enter] =
[enter] past=20
the "you must now provide the root user password" dialog that would =
explain I=20
guess its possible to do that in W2K Pro, but not in any other operating =
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Murphy [mailto:fluidlord@hotmail.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May =
16,=20
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Installing<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I got freebsd installed, I reboot =
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for login, so i put root, asdk me for password and i leave it blank =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Can anyone help me?</FONT></DIV>
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