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From: Dean Hollister <dean@odyssey.apana.org.au>
To: grcuerrier <grcuerrier@cnwl.igs.net>
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Subject: Re: Lost root password
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On Tue, 23 Dec 1997, grcuerrier wrote:

> One of my techs entered a new root password, which he has forgotten.  Is
> there any way a user with "wheel" access can reset the root password
> without having to redo the whole server?

Have you tried rebooting, then at the 'boot:' prompt, type:

-s

This will run a root shell, and you should be able to change the root
passwd. There is a way to disable the feature, I recall it being in
rc.conf somewhere.

Regards,

d.

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