Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 01:36:15 -0600 (CST) From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> To: Dean Hollister <dean@odyssey.apana.org.au> Cc: grcuerrier <grcuerrier@cnwl.igs.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Lost root password Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971224013354.7160B-100000@shell.futuresouth.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971224093432.9238B-100000@odyssey.apana.org.au>
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On Wed, 24 Dec 1997, Dean Hollister wrote: > 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. Nope. /etc/ttys This line: console none unknown off insecure If the last field is set to secure, you can startup a root shell by booting single-user. Set to insecure, you need to enter the root password on booting single-user. On a side note, I NEVER leave console secure; that's a HUGE security hole. It's convenient when a problem like this pops up, but to be perfectly frank, HOW do you change the ROOT password by ACCIDENT??? *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | FreeBSD; the way computers were meant to be | * "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is * | that I haven't figured out how to light the middle yet."| * fullermd@futuresouth.com :-} MAtthew Fuller * | http://keystone.westminster.edu/~fullermd | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*
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