From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jan 17 6:32:13 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx2.x-treme.gr (mx2.x-treme.gr [212.120.192.15]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2116F14D4E for ; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 06:31:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from keramida@diogenis.ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from hades.hell.gr (pat53.x-treme.gr [212.120.197.245]) by mx2.x-treme.gr (8.9.3/8.9.3/IPNG-ADV-ANTISPAM-0.1) with ESMTP id QAA24208; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 16:31:45 +0200 Received: (from charon@localhost) by hades.hell.gr (8.9.3/8.9.3) id NAA02370; Mon, 17 Jan 2000 13:49:37 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@diogenis.ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2000 13:49:36 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Frankie Li Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: /stand/sysinstall bug? Message-ID: <20000117134936.A2338@hades.hell.gr> Reply-To: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr References: <3880FC42.6B395ABF@lvdi.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre3i In-Reply-To: <3880FC42.6B395ABF@lvdi.net> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, Jan 15, 2000 at 03:01:22PM -0800, Frankie Li wrote: > Hi, > I was adding FreeBSD source yesterday, and while copying the > source from the CD to hard drive, I was able to switch (using alt-Fx) > to another login and login as root without any password. I have yet > to try reproducing the problem because it was a computer at school, but > I attempted the login several of times in different login terminals, and > the same thing resulted. > > I have FreeBSD 3.3-Release, burn from the iso from ftp.cdrom.com. While doing the installation, did you boot from the installation media? Because, I think, the /etc/master.passwd of the installation CDROM does not have any password... and for a good reason, too. Ciao. -- Giorgos Keramidas, < keramida @ ceid . upatras . gr > "What we have to learn to do, we learn by doing." [Aristotle] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message