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Date:      Mon, 21 Apr 2003 20:46:37 +0200
From:      Thomas Spreng <spreng@socket.ch>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: root password forgotten
Message-ID:  <20030421184637.GA20528@rock.stable.ch>
In-Reply-To: <200304212141.42090.petre@kgb.ro>
References:  <200304212141.42090.petre@kgb.ro>

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Hi,
On Mon, Apr 21, 2003 at 09:41:42PM +0300, Petre Bandac wrote:
> I have installed a freebsd machine 2 months ago and somehow I forgot the root 
> password
> 
> is there something resembling to the good old linux init=/bin.sh command ?
 
sorry i don't know that one, but...

just boot into single user mode ('boot -s' at the boot menu) and then change the root
pwd.

cheers



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