Date: Wed, 17 Jan 1996 11:25:39 -0600 (CST) From: mailing list account <lists@argus.flash.net> To: kelly@fsl.noaa.gov (Sean Kelly) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Users Message-ID: <199601171725.LAA02288@argus.flash.net> In-Reply-To: <9601171420.AA09177@emu.fsl.noaa.gov> from "Sean Kelly" at Jan 17, 96 07:20:05 am
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> So, type `adduser' and answer the questions to make an account `zoogy' > or `chad' or whatever you want to call it for yourself. Then log out > of root and log back in with your personal account. > > And have fun! > > If you need to do system administration again, just log in as `zoogy' > or `chad' or whatever and then type the `su' command to become root. only if you first edit /etc/group and add that username to the wheel group :) > When FreeBSD boots, you'll see the `boot:' prompt. If you just wait, > it'll automatically boot. So, very quickly, type `-s' and press > return, which means `boot into single user mode.' > > Single user mode is a special maintenance mode for fixing system > problems. And forgetting the root password is definitely a system > problem. > > You'll be aksed for a shell to use. Just press return and you get the > Bourne shell. This shell runs as root. > > -- > Sean Kelly > NOAA Forecast Systems Laboratory, Boulder Colorado USA unless you have the following line in your /etc/ttys file :) console none unknown off insecure which in turn makes sure that the person who was shoulder surfing you earlier and didn't get the root password, can't just `rm -rf /` when you get a cup of coffee... Jim -- All opinions expressed are mine, if you | "I will not be pushed, stamped, think otherwise, then go jump into turbid | briefed, debriefed, indexed, or radioactive waters and yell WAHOO !!! | numbered!" - #1, "The Prisoner" jbryant@argus.flash.net - FlashNet Communications - Ft. Worth, Texas
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