Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 23:45:22 -0600 (CST) From: Ryan Thompson <freebsd@sasknow.com> To: FreeBSD <freebsd@mail.pacificnet.com.mx> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Single User mode... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002152343480.66349-100000@sasknow.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002151100260.95888-100000@mail.pacificnet.com.mx>
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, FreeBSD wrote: > > Hi, I'm running a 3.3-Release box and I forgot the root pass, so I want to > boot in single user mode, but I used to use -s to do it but now I put -s > in the boot: prompt and dont do nothing... > > Can yo give me some Ideas on how to do it with this version ? > > Thanks in advance. Try boot -s at the boot: prompt. If you are actually logged in as root from any terminal (not likely, if you forgot the password and already rebooted), you can also execute a `shutdown now` to drop to single user. -- Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com> 50% Owner, Sysadmin SaskNow Technologies http://www.sasknow.com #106-380 3120 8th St E Saskatoon, SK S7H 0W2 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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