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Date:      Thu, 14 Jul 2005 13:47:18 +0200
From:      stsp@stsp.in-berlin.de
To:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to reset root passwd FreeBSdD4.7
Message-ID:  <20050714114718.GA1472@stud.seeling33.de>
In-Reply-To: <42D63B7F.8010803@rambler.ru>
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On Thu, Jul 14, 2005 at 02:16:31PM +0400, Vyacheslav Sotnikov wrote:
> but what to do if i have "console	insecure" in /etc/ttys?

In the linux world, you would simply boot a live cd like knoppix,
open a root shell in the live system and chroot into your installed
system to get root access without a password.

I guess you could do similar tricks with FreeSBIE, or however
that's spelled...
-- 
stefan
http://stsp.in-berlin.de                                 PGP Key: 0xF59D25F0



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