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Date:      Sun, 14 Feb 1999 13:45:58 +0100
From:      "Tomas TPS Ulej" <lists@gal.netlab.sk>
To:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: root password
Message-ID:  <003d01be5817$f807b7a0$684ea8c3@gericom-tps.tps.sk>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990209144909.16977B-100000@dax.belen.k12.nm.us>

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of wildcardus
> freakis
> Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 1999 10:52 PM
> To: Adam Simpson
> Cc: admin; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: root password
>
> you also have to mount the partitions that are in the fstab file, when you
> reboot into single user mode everything is read-only
>
> issuing the command:
>
> mount -a
>
> will successfully remount all your partitions as you have them specified
> in fstab.

Then you can try use automaticly backuped passwd files located in
/var/backup & copy it into orginal (/etc) locations.

--
Tomas TPS Ulej
System Administrator
tps@internet.sk, tu36-ripe
ISP TELENOR Internet, NETLAB Network, Slovakia



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