Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 12:41:48 +0300 From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: Vasil Dimov <vd@datamax.bg> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to reset root passwd FreeBSdD4.7 Message-ID: <20050715094148.GA19992@straylight.m.ringlet.net> In-Reply-To: <20050715064435.GA83687@sinanica.bg.datamax> References: <42D58447.9090600@chamkila.org> <19556.169.203.127.194.1121291465.squirrel@169.203.127.194> <3447e5c6e159524801b5814e10badc8f@essenz.com> <42D63B7F.8010803@rambler.ru> <20050714095217.Q35893@beck.quonix.net> <20050715064435.GA83687@sinanica.bg.datamax>
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--45Z9DzgjV8m4Oswq Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, Jul 15, 2005 at 09:44:35AM +0300, Vasil Dimov wrote: > On Thu, Jul 14, 2005 at 09:55:16AM -0400, John Von Essen wrote: > > Boot with 1st CD, goto the Fixit Shell (will need 2nd CD). From there y= ou > > have to manually mount the / filesystem and edit passwd (just clear out > > the passwd, root::). However, do an fsck on the device first (you may h= ave > > to reboot afterwards) since if you have any fragmentation following an > > unclean shutdown, you will not be able to mount the device. > >=20 >=20 > Simply editing /etc/passwd won't do the work (this is not Linux, eah) > /etc/master.passwd must be edited and then pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd > must be run. Much easier to just chroot(8) into the mounted filesystem and use the 'passwd root' command, as others have already suggested - after booting =66rom the fixit CD, of course. [Cc list snipped, eek] G'luck, Peter --=20 Peter Pentchev roam@ringlet.net roam@cnsys.bg roam@FreeBSD.org PGP key: http://people.FreeBSD.org/~roam/roam.key.asc Key fingerprint FDBA FD79 C26F 3C51 C95E DF9E ED18 B68D 1619 4553 The rest of this sentence is written in Thailand, on --45Z9DzgjV8m4Oswq Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFC14Tc7Ri2jRYZRVMRAm4HAJ9zI58mbl0JkTELndzAsgnh/eRRwwCfQrZP an6y4j4TNvymZ1kGNNmpPAg= =uRWG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --45Z9DzgjV8m4Oswq--
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