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Date:      Tue, 14 Apr 1998 14:56:04 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Gary Kline <kline@thought.org>
To:        andrew_s@launchnet.com (Justin Smith)
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Reseting my root password
Message-ID:  <199804142156.OAA08645@tao.thought.org>
In-Reply-To: <3533D936.7ED5FA1F@launchnet.com> from Justin Smith at "Apr 14, 98 02:46:30 pm"

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According to Justin Smith:
> I installed FreeBSD about two weeks ago, then I went on vacation, I
> forgot to write down my passwords & now I don't know what to do, is
> there any way I can reset my password from the log in prompt because
> that's as far as I can get.
> 
> All my system is used for is just to learn Unix & its based at home
> 

	Bring up your system is single-user mode;

	boot: -s

	And change your root password.  You may have to remount 
	some filesystems in order to do this.   

	gary


> 


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   Gary D. Kline         kline@tao.thought.org          Public service uNix


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