Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 17:21:58 -0400 From: "I'Khala" <ikhala@phoenix.cl.msu.edu> To: nunnari <roberto.nunnari@agie.ch> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: forgot root password!! Message-ID: <19990611172158.A40231@phoenix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <375F8E67.B7399D8B@agie.ch>; from nunnari on Thu, Jun 10, 1999 at 12:07:35PM %2B0200 References: <375F8E67.B7399D8B@agie.ch>
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Quoting nunnari (roberto.nunnari@agie.ch): > Hi there. > > Can anybody tell me how I can solve this problem? > I tried to boot using the boot/fixit floppies but it doesn't > work. When I select fixit from the boot menu, it asks for > the fixit floppy but then when trying to read it, it hangs. > I also tried the holo..shell on VT4, but from that shell > I can't even issue ls nor anything else (probably I should > mount a filesystem first???) as it not recognized as a > command. From: Matthew Hunt <mph@pobox.com> Assuming you have physical access to the machine, and can reboot it: At the "Boot:" prompt, enter "-s" to boot in single user mode. After the system boots, it will ask for the pathname of a shell, or you can hit enter for /bin/sh. Hit enter. Run the following commands: fsck -p mount -u / mount -a -t ufs You can now run "passwd" to change the root password. Then "shutdown -r now" to reboot as usual. > > I'm using FreeBSD 3.0 > Any advice/hints? > > Best regards. > -- > Roberto Nunnari -software engineer- > mailto:roberto.nunnari@agie.ch > AGIE - http://www.agie.com > Via dei pioppi 16 tel: +41-91-8069138 > 6616 Losone """ > Switzerland (o o) > =======================oOO==(_)==OOo======================== > MY OPNIONS ARE NOT NECESSARELY THOSE OF MY EMPLOYER > #;^) -- I'Khala ikhala@msu.edu 308 Computer Laboratory ikhala@pager.msu.edu Michigan State University http://www.msu.edu/~ikhala East Lansing, MI 48824 +1.517.355.4500 x.151 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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