From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 15 20:38:20 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFE4216A41F for ; Sun, 15 Jan 2006 20:38:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from debackerl@gmail.com) Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48A7943D46 for ; Sun, 15 Jan 2006 20:38:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from debackerl@gmail.com) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 71so1019920wri for ; Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:38:15 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=mTXERUxnVjnR2Hh8wM/GDhuhdHBRwD4fCaJDhOA2G9Gy4Gl/B9kNLO/e6cyHUxlAnVebU2TK5pAVyUUOmaccETRso84PKpqYbw06AYdMOHoWd7E/3fcYi+LF+tamloKbSOae2YBaM64Czxr0ZjI/tg4N+mj3cgxD7CpoDypVdrs= Received: by 10.65.177.10 with SMTP id e10mr2488981qbp; Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:38:15 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.65.97.6 with HTTP; Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:38:15 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <75751ca80601151238r234e8768u30a753f1209556e2@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:38:15 +0100 From: Laurent Debacker To: Grant Peel In-Reply-To: <003e01c6191f$d9d2cfb0$6501a8c0@GRANT> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline References: <003e01c6191f$d9d2cfb0$6501a8c0@GRANT> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Lost Root Pasword. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 20:38:20 -0000 I would have prefer to let someone more experienced speak, but since there is not much answers.... To reset your root password I think there are two solutions: 1) Boot in safe-mode, I think it will not ask password, and you can juste use the passwd to reset the password. 2) Boot with another FreeBSD install (live CD or so). Mount the partitions you have installed FreeBSD on. chroot then passwd should work. I know it is confuse but I only did that with Mac OS X. Warning: Remember that encrypted partition can only be decrypted using the password. Good luck, Laurent. On 1/14/06, Grant Peel wrote: > Hi all, > > Here is a particularly embarrasing statement and question. > > S: While working on a FreeBSD 4.4 dev box, changed the root password, but > now, cant su. the password I used is > 12 chars long, and was made > intentionally cryptic. I know all the chars used in the password (yes I h= ave > it written down). > > Q: Where are all the ssh password 'guessing' utilities I see the hackers > using on my system? Located, I could really use one. > > Failing this, I will need to drive to TO and reboot the system by hand an= d > change the passwd. a waste of $50 in gas. > > -Grant > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >