Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 10:31:09 -0500 (CDT) From: Calvin Meloon <calvin@corp.gulf.net> To: Curtis <ccoley@kinn.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Lost or Corrupted Root Password Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.980420102637.4146H-100000@marlin.corp.gulf.net> In-Reply-To: <353B5BCE.5B7F@kinn.com>
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On Mon, 20 Apr 1998, Curtis wrote:
> Is there anything that can be done, when after using the CHPASS command
> on a user, the root password has been changed. I don't have a clue as
> to how it happened. I was using it on another userid. Any help would
> be appreciated.
>
> Curtis
>
Reboot into single-user mode. Mount the appropriate filesystems, then use
passwd to change the password back to what you need.
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