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From: Danny Howard <dannyman@toldme.com>
To: Drew Tomlinson <drewt@writeme.com>
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Subject: Re: Locked Out - How Might I Get In?
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In-Reply-To: <5CD46247635BD511B6B100A0CC3F023925A0CE@ldcmsx01.lc.ca.gov>; from drewt@writeme.com on Tue, Sep 25, 2001 at 11:05:54AM -0700
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On Tue, Sep 25, 2001 at 11:05:54AM -0700, Drew Tomlinson wrote:
> I posted the message at the bottom but did not get an answer yet so I
> attempted to continue on my own.  After unsuccessful attempts to
> compile the part I need, I tried an upgrade from /stand/sysinstall.
> My plan was to get a working system and then cvsup and recompile.
> 
> I'm doing this remotely and in the process of the upgrade, I lost my
> connection.  The last I saw, the upgrade was doing the ports
> collection.
> 
> I can connect to the machine now and get a login prompt but none of my
> previous accounts seem to exist.  Is there a default account (root?)
> that I can use to login?  What is the password?  I can connect using
> either telnet or ssh.

You can not log directly in to a system as root via telnet or ssh.  If
you can gain console access, consult the FAQ, where there is a question
that goes something like "I lost my root password!  What can I do?!"

-danny

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