From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 9 19:44:29 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5F64106566B for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 19:44:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from utisoft@googlemail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f211.google.com (mail-bw0-f211.google.com [209.85.218.211]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 767148FC17 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 19:44:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz3 with SMTP id 3so2089046bwz.33 for ; Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:44:28 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:reply-to:in-reply-to :references:from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=kB95rzChzAyIQnwN9qbuy5RWCbFnAIBSa87IcsabyHw=; b=urdNkCggDcbQYmK+QRL1gZBOcPtCZTh6O/XGn8bVl9tViGeOIhHQEsmh4Y9VbAz+Nj r0frcFVR8ehMdhw414dQj4V6J6uwL9NxEfy6WUnzseyY1vR0MOMyukI6wCsKBZcN13yd 44J6ZD1Dvsx5WQwARubdz90KXCkJ4IJBxuwD4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=wqanfmBA464Ybu04plHQCR0YUX7/HHOtpOVITLUlogH5oXyhKZoRG7JIrBzvZptkWc QInWR6llDrwF9hqwEi+9qrMvr3cdFem9RxKF9TJo/dryK6MnAs/viXMi8nTVLDa55Uc4 kkTVl/iVD2thUVI7ku8PQgiB/mJqgX4oe/UWg= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.204.8.75 with SMTP id g11mr138686bkg.172.1265744668190; Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:44:28 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <201002091059.27019.mike.jeays@rogers.com> References: <0B47F5A9-A603-408F-A727-E81739E539C5@andersonbrothers.biz> <201002091059.27019.mike.jeays@rogers.com> From: Chris Rees Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 19:44:08 +0000 Message-ID: To: Mike Jeays Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PASSWORD LOST!! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: utisoft@gmail.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:44:30 -0000 On 9 February 2010 15:59, Mike Jeays wrote: > On February 8, 2010 01:53:22 pm Eric Petersen wrote: >> Hey guys, >> >> I have a web/ftp server loaded with FreeBSD. This was done a couple >> of years back. Since then the person or persons that did the original >> install have gone out of business and cannot be found. >> >> Currently I have an issue logging into the ftp. I hooked a monitor up >> to the server and I'm getting "filesystem full" errors and since I >> don't have a password to get in I cannot have it fixed by someone >> that knows UNIX. I have made numerous attempts to contact the person >> that installed on a personal level. But I'm getting the impression he >> has moved with no forwarding. >> >> I you have need for more information I will supply it. I just don't >> know where to start. Our company's ftp is down and doesn't look like >> it will return anytime soon with out further assistance. >> >> Thank you for your time and have a great day. >> >> -- >> Eric Petersen > > If you have physical access to the server, just reboot it in single user = mode, > and change the password. You might need to forcibly power it off. It is a= ll > covered in the handbook. If you don't have physical access, =A0I think yo= u may > be out of luck... > May be out of luck? I would hope he is totally out of luck without physical access, if you get my drift! Hope you do have physical access Eric.... Chris