From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Jan 21 22:59:28 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from ns1.infowest.com (ns1.infowest.com [204.17.177.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3FC6337B402 for ; Sun, 21 Jan 2001 22:59:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from Presario (216.190.29.2.wookie.infowest.net [216.190.29.2]) by ns1.infowest.com (Postfix) with SMTP id D024421052; Sun, 21 Jan 2001 23:58:09 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <004501c08440$d6f92740$0200fea9@infowest.com> From: "Lorin Lund" To: "jon" Cc: Subject: RE: root password Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 23:59:17 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0042_01C08406.2A033F60" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01C08406.2A033F60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I saved this from the freebsd-questions list a few days ago: Greg Lehey wrote: > On Friday, 19 January 2001 at 5:46:23 -0600, Lakewebs wrote: > > Hello > > My name is Ronald Goad. As of last week I had a person that was > > running or internet services dns and hosting. Both boxes are = running > > on FreeBSD. This individual left in the middle of the night after > > changing all access passwords. Is there anyone who can assist me in > > saving these systems. >=20 > I'm forwarding this to FreeBSD-questions. Maybe there's somebody > there who can help you. First: hunt down the jerk and kill him. Second: reboot the system (CTL+ALT+DEL at the system console will provoke a clean shutdown) as it's coming back up, watch for the countdown, where it says "press enter to boot now or any other key ..." Press any key other than ENTER before the countdown ends. At the prompt, enter "boot -s" This will take you into single-user mode. The system will ask you what shell to use, hit ENTER to accept the default. Now you'll be logged in as root (the system admin on a UN*X system). Just enter the "passwd" command to change root's password. Then enter reboot and allow the system to come back up into normal operating mode. You'll now be able to log in as "root" using the new password you created. -Bill To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ------=_NextPart_000_0042_01C08406.2A033F60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I saved this from the freebsd-questions = list a few=20 days ago:
 
Greg Lehey wrote:

> On = Friday, 19 January=20 2001 at  5:46:23 -0600, Lakewebs wrote:
> > Hello
> = > My=20 name is Ronald Goad.  As of last week I had a person that = was
> >=20 running or internet services dns and hosting.  Both boxes are=20 running
> > on FreeBSD. This individual left in the middle of = the night=20 after
> > changing all access passwords.  Is there anyone = who can=20 assist me in
> > saving these systems.
>
> I'm = forwarding=20 this to FreeBSD-questions.  Maybe there's somebody
> there = who can=20 help you.

First: hunt down the jerk and kill him.
Second: = reboot the=20 system (CTL+ALT+DEL at the system console will
provoke a clean = shutdown) as=20 it's coming back up, watch for the
countdown, where it says "press = enter to=20 boot now or any other key ..."
Press any key other than ENTER before = the=20 countdown ends.
At the prompt, enter "boot -s" This will take you = into=20 single-user mode.
The system will ask you what shell to use, hit = ENTER to=20 accept the
default.
Now you'll be logged in as root (the system = admin on a=20 UN*X system).
Just enter the "passwd" command to change root's = password. Then=20 enter
reboot and allow the system to come back up into normal = operating=20 mode.
You'll now be able to log in as "root" using the new password=20 you
created.

-Bill


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