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Date:      Mon, 22 Apr 2002 17:28:53 -0400
From:      dochawk@psu.edu
To:        Henry smith <getzz11@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: repair password? 
Message-ID:  <200204222128.g3MLSrer005727@fac13.ds.psu.edu>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 21 Apr 2002 02:50:46 PDT." <20020421095046.51757.qmail@web21107.mail.yahoo.com> 

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> My password database is mess up. I start the server
> using single user, but I can't change the root
> password.
> 
> #passwd
> passwd: unknown user root
> #passwd test
> pwd_mkdb: /etc/pwd.db.tmp: Inappropriate file type or
> format.

mount -a  (to get everything mounted in appropriate form)
vipw      (modifies paswords)

just plain delete the password for root (and any other affected user).

Then be sure to add a new one :)
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