Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 11:58:48 +0000 From: "Jesse" <bextreme@m4.sprynet.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: (Fwd) Re: help! I forgot to set my password!!!! Message-ID: <199608071857.LAA22139@m4.sprynet.com>
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From: Self <Single-user mode>
To: Justin Ashworth <ashworth@fubar.cs.montana.edu>
Subject: Re: help! I forgot to set my password!!!!
Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 11:47:43
> Date: Wed, 7 Aug 1996 12:39:51 -0600 (MDT)
> From: Justin Ashworth <ashworth@fubar.cs.montana.edu>
> To: Jesse <bextreme@sprynet.com>
> Cc: questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: help! I forgot to set my password!!!!
> On Wed, 7 Aug 1996, Jesse wrote:
>
> > HELP!!! when I installed freeBSD v2.1.5, I forgot to set the root
> > password! Could you please tell me the default password so I can get
> > into my system?
> >
> > P.S. FreeBSD is installed on my second hard disk. I use OSBS20b8 to
> > access it.
>
> If you didn't set a password, then there isn't one. It won't prompt you
> for one unless you set it.
>
<-snip->
<-snip->
well apparently it is. Everytime I boot up it says FreeBSD
(sprynet.com) tty01
login:
so far I have tryed ever password and username combo I know, but it
keeps saying "invalid login", even under admin.
Jesse Brown
bextreme@sprynet.com
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