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Date:      Mon, 10 Sep 2001 13:13:35 -0400
From:      Carl Schmidt <carl@slackerbsd.org>
To:        Agbenya Adotey <adoteya@hotmail.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Recovery Of Root Password
Message-ID:  <20010910131335.C4381@slackerbsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <F30BEr8pkpLkTgbLYlu0000912f@hotmail.com>
References:  <F30BEr8pkpLkTgbLYlu0000912f@hotmail.com>

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On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 04:58:42PM +0000, Agbenya Adotey wrote:
> 
> on this box.
> I don't know what to do now.
> I would appreciate some help from anyone.

Boot single-user:

boot: /kernel -s
[boot messages]
[prompt on shell path - press enter]
# passwd
[change the password]
# ^D (CTRL-D)
Have fun and don't forget the password again. :)
-- 
Carl Schmidt
Just like the pied piper led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes swaying to the symphony of destruction
http://slackerbsd.org/

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