Date: Wed, 04 Jun 2003 11:00:55 +0200 From: Jens Rehsack <rehsack@liwing.de> To: Simon-Pierre Butsana <shellfic1@cs-net.cd> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How can I recover the password for root in FreeBSD 4.4 Message-ID: <3EDDB547.7010608@liwing.de> References: <006201c32a76$e3990630$a86fa8c0@SPBUTSANA>
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On 6/4/2003 10:54 AM, Simon-Pierre Butsana wrote: > Hi, Hi Simon, > I changed yesterday the password for root on my server because I found it too simple. That is a good idea - even with the bad the side effects you expirience now :-) > Unfortunately I didn't write it and now I just can't remind it. I still have access > to an account belonging to the wheel group. Is there any means to recover or to set > a new password for root? I don't think this will help. Best would be to set the machine in single user mode, either by booting using 'boot -s' or using 'shutdown now'. Please don't do this if you don't have physical access to console!!!! If you're in single user mode, choose a shell you want to use. /bin/sh is a good choice. After that, simply reset your password using passwd(1). > I would appreciate any help on this. Good luck, Jens
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