Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:46:50 -0700 From: Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> To: Frank Hwa <frank@tomatoservers.com> Cc: FreeBSD CURRENT <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: root passwd lost Message-ID: <CAOtMX2hyAwBRehCPOm-KPL-34uA_xt18FnJOB-fmfVe2n%2BPG9Q@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5f2d681b-e74b-a7bb-eca0-3f2c40533c69@tomatoservers.com> References: <CA%2BGLnbgVGghYAYPbQfu0H0cGvXxk-v0jAZTxLLz%2BhRn5eXjP0g@mail.gmail.com> <f8e569a4-3510-5a91-62b2-f9080b197ebc@beepc.ch> <CAJQ5JnhpioiO_j-iidk8QbfONU6a2Jm%2BunGCdAuN=Es8UZUQzw@mail.gmail.com> <47ca4ab6-52cf-8dbe-a1f0-7db13a8f605d@quip.cz> <CAJQ5Jnj8Nq_LN1Wd3kkgnRd-7zykb3AC5b7KEmO-8Woiw0gsYw@mail.gmail.com> <e8e960c7-7dfe-80b7-73e0-80a020628cb4@codenetworks.net> <5f2d681b-e74b-a7bb-eca0-3f2c40533c69@tomatoservers.com>
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On Sun, Dec 12, 2021 at 7:33 PM Frank Hwa <frank@tomatoservers.com> wrote: > > Can you help me with the case I lost my root password for the dedicated > server which has freebsd installed? > > Thanks in advance. Easy, you just need console access. First reboot it. At the loader prompt, select "Boot single user". Then after the kernel loads you'll find yourself automatically at a root prompt, without needing to login. Change your password using passwd, then exit the shell to continue normal boot. You may need to remount your / filesystem rw in order to change the password. That can be done with "mount -u -w /" -Alan
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