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Date:      Thu, 22 Jan 1998 06:50:16 -0500
From:      John Duncan <jddst19+@pitt.edu>
To:        Rodolfo Dibo <rdibo@netium.com.br>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Install
Message-ID:  <34C73278.4EBBCAB8@pitt.edu>
References:  <01bd2728$c0bb08e0$837df1c8@rodolfod>

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> Rodolfo Dibo wrote:
> 
> I tried to install FreeBSD + Win95. After i finished installation,
> when I boot on FreeBSD the system ask me for "login:" and "Password:"
> and I can't make the login, geting a "login Incorrect" message. How
> can I configure a login and password?
> Thank you

First, try typing "root" when it asks you for a login. It probably
won't even need to go for a password.

If that fails, follow these instructions:

When the boot prompt comes up, type "-s" at the ":" prompt.
After the system boots, it will ask you for a shell. type "sh" then
execute this command:

mount -a

and then these:

PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:
export PATH
vipw

The "ee" editor should come up with your password file on it.
it should look like this

root:1$aw234a23ijo;i34oi;j3oi4:0:0:...
daemon:*:...

delete all the junk between the first and second colons on the
line labeled root. exit the editor, and vipw should tell you
some nice messages, and you'll be returned to your prompt.
type

exit

and when the system comes up multiuser, (i.e. login:), you
should type "root". Then, you can type

passwd

and it will ask you to set a password for the root account. The
root is the superuser, and has many priviliges that you do not
want for everyday use, so you should read the handbook to find out
about adding new users. If you installed lynx, then you can read
the handbook with

lynx /usr/share/doc/handbook/handbook.html

you don't want to run as root because it is very easy to be in
the middle of things and screw up royally. For example, many
sysadmins have typed "kill 1" instead of "kill %1" when they
wanted to kill one of thier background processes, and they
ended up killing init, which essentially disables the machine for
a few minutes, losing all work that was unsaved for all users.
It's annoying to the single user as well.


I'd recommend that you get some of the O'Reilly books on unix
and unix system administration. They're concise and informative.
It will make learning to use your own system a lot easier.

-John



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