Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:22:44 -0400 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: "Julian H. Stacey" <jhs@flat.berklix.net> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Amandeep <aman@chamkila.org> Subject: Re: How to reset root passwd FreeBSdD4.7 Message-ID: <17110.26404.262204.999520@bhuda.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <200507132203.j6DM3LRd020116@fire.jhs.private> References: <aman@chamkila.org> <42D58447.9090600@chamkila.org> <200507132203.j6DM3LRd020116@fire.jhs.private>
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In <200507132203.j6DM3LRd020116@fire.jhs.private>, Julian H. Stacey <jhs@flat.berklix.net> typed: > Amandeep wrote: > > Hi all, > > First, please do Not cross post, we have a rule about that ! > > ... so I dropped cc freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, > > > Is there a way to reset the root passwd without reinstalling FreeBSD 4.7. > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Aman > > passwd root Except you have to know the root password for that to work. > [ Except maybe ] > Various things get crippled now, in the name of avoiding > `shooting self in the foot' accidents by neophytes. So maybe > if you're running at a higher kernel security level you > might need to turn that off. Don't know how though, I never > cripple my root access. (& similarly hate eg fdisk -a being > similarly crippled by sysctl, in the same name of neophyte > foot shooting prevention ) I always looked at that as a security feature, not a neophyte protection feature. I turn it on for my goats. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information.
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