From owner-freebsd-doc Tue Feb 22 8: 4:48 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from hermes.rbmg.com (host14.rbmg.com [207.243.236.14]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B44D237B662 for ; Tue, 22 Feb 2000 08:04:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from VClinton@RBMG.com) Received: by hermes.rbmg.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id ; Tue, 22 Feb 2000 11:06:16 -0500 Message-ID: <6C2A7C905FEDD111B53D0000F879D35A9F9232@corpntse01.rbmg.com> From: Vaughn Clinton To: "'freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG'" Subject: Single User Mode Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 11:06:14 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01BF7D4E.BEF6BF70" Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BF7D4E.BEF6BF70 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Referencing the FreeBSD handbook for v3.2 page 201. I needed to use the procedure to get into single user mode and change the root password. The only problem that I had was that I had to inform the system which kernel to use before it would take me into single user mode. Did I do something incorrect? If so, please advise so that I may update my documentation... Below is the synatx that I had to use: boot -s kernel Thanks for a great product.... Cheers, Vaughn E. Clinton Network Engineer/Tru64 Unix Admin. Voice: 803.741.3126 Fax: 803.741.3593 Email: vclinton@rbmg.com ------_=_NextPart_001_01BF7D4E.BEF6BF70 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Single User Mode

Referencing the FreeBSD handbook for = v3.2 page 201.  I needed to use the procedure to get into single = user mode and change the root password.  The only problem that I = had was that I had to inform the system which kernel to use before it = would take me into single user mode.  Did I do something = incorrect?  If so, please advise so that I may update my = documentation...

Below is the synatx that I had to = use:

boot -s kernel

Thanks for a great product....

Cheers,



Vaughn E. = Clinton

Network Engineer/Tru64 = Unix Admin.

Voice: = 803.741.3126

Fax: = 803.741.3593

Email: = vclinton@rbmg.com


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