From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 22 15:26:24 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7F2461065676; Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:26:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 229D68FC16; Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:26:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id n0MFPTaX066124; Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:25:29 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id n0MFPSe8066123; Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:25:28 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:25:28 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: Ivailo Tanusheff Message-ID: <20090122152528.GA66073@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Valdis Ziedi?? , owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: change 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: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:26:25 -0000 On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 09:33:26AM +0200, Ivailo Tanusheff wrote: > Hi, > > If you have a physical access to the server - reboot in single user mode > and change the password. > Other option is to login on the console with user toor and no password and > change it then. ???? If you have made user toor able to be logged in to without a password, then I would be surprised if your system isn't riddled with rootkits and other trash and if it isn't, it deserves to be. You should no more make toor or any other id accessible without password or some authentication/authorization required control than you should do it for root. Good grief!! Otherwise, the first item, single user boot and set the root password is the correct answer. Note, you will have to remount / for writes. mount -u / ////jerry > > You can change the password by passwd command, which syntax you may find > in internet or just type man passwd. > > Regards, > > Ivailo Tanusheff > Deputy Head of IT Department > ProCredit Bank (Bulgaria) AD > > Valdis Ziedi?? > Sent by: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > 21.01.2009 22:01 > > To > freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org > cc > > Subject > change root pasword > > hi, > i'm new your product user! my first admin leave new server with freebsd! > someone change root pasword can you help me step by step change this > pasword! i'll be thankfull! > > i'm now studing your product but if you can help me it would be nice! > > best regart valdis > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"