Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 14:03:48 +1100 (EST) From: Carey Nairn <cp_nairn@cc.utas.edu.au> To: "Jeffrey R. McCloskey" <Geoffrey@cyberia.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: system admin password Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.961120140031.4595P-100000@wedge.its.utas.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199611200232.5661600@cyberia.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Tue, 19 Nov 1996, Jeffrey R. McCloskey wrote: > Hmmm, looks like I goofed when I installed FreeBSD and forget to specify a > system administrator password...or create any accounts... so now I am locked > out. > > The question is simple...is there a default system administrator account > that is created during installation? Is there anyway to get into the > system, or do I need to reinstall the whole dang thing again? Thanks. > > Jeffrey McCloskey > Jeffrey R. McCloskey (Geoffrey2/willingheart) > Administrative Assistant - Hub Ministries > > If you didn't set any password then you should be able to just login as root with no password. Cheers, Carey ========================================================================= | Carey Nairn | email : Carey.Nairn@its.utas.edu.au | | Infrastructure Services | phone : (03) 6226 7419 | | Information Technology Services | fax : (03) 6226 7898 | | University of Tasmania. | int'l : (+61 3) | =========================================================================
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.SOL.3.91.961120140031.4595P-100000>