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Subject: Re: root passwd got fried 
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From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
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> Help!!!!!!
> Some how the root passwd got fried on one pc. I can login to any other 
> user but root. I can't su either , gives bad string error.
> anyway of fixing the root passwd i.e thru a boot maintenace mode 
> or something
Reboot (CTL-ALT-DEL) and boot with -s, mount -u / and mount /usr then
vipw.
-- 
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>, <brian@freebsd.org>
      <http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....