Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 07:57:51 -0700 From: "Kevin G. Eliuk" <kg@dccnet.com> To: arvids <arvids@blezurs.lv> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org, toddpw@best.com Subject: Re: To change root password Message-ID: <3CD699EF.4030205@dccnet.com> References: <NBBBJNOMPKLOEJCLPKHFMEGLCAAA.arvids@blezurs.lv>
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I understand you are trying to change a system wide password. The answer should be found in passwd(1) manpage. arvids wrote: > Dear Sirs, > There is a lot of information on how to restore a lost root password, but I > need just to change root password. I need to protect the system from the > previous user. I have FreeBSD 4. I do a following thing: > type /usr > then > # passwd > > Changing local password for root. > New password: > Retype new password: > passwd: updating the database... > passwd: done > > after this dialog when I am asked to enter password for Charlie&root nothing > has changed. > I suppose I don't have to change a local password but some other. How to do > it? > Thank you in advance > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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