Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 10:51:28 -0600 From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> To: Petre Bandac <petre@kgb.ro> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: lost root password on a raid-1 geom mirror Message-ID: <F7F02678-1C25-437F-9100-599201762492@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <20060411195220.0cfd55ce@localhost> References: <20060411173112.3a0f1f7a@localhost> <20060412010813.6aed4810@localhost> <20060411195220.0cfd55ce@localhost>
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On Apr 11, 2006, at 10:52 AM, Petre Bandac wrote: > On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 01:08:13 +1000 Anno Domini, the honourable > Norberto > Meijome wrote using one of his keyboards: > >> On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:31:12 +0300 >> Petre Bandac <petre@kgb.ro> wrote: >> >>> the classic schema with unload all/load kernel/boot -s and >>> mounting / read-write doesn't work >>> >> Hi Petre, >> I assume you say it doesnt work because your kernel doesn't have >> gmirror built into it. >> >> have you tried using the install disk -> fixit -> load the >> geom_mirror >> module by hand and then mounting the devices? >> >> or take the disks to another box which has geom_mirror built into and >> modify that way. >> Beto > it happened as follows - fresh install (following the onlamp.com > howto); kernel recompile with all that needs, reboot, test, put the > box > aside for 3 weeks (while forgetting root password - stupid, yes), try > to login (and obviously fail) When the boot menu comes up, choose "single user mode" and then set a new root password at the shell prompt. Chad --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad at shire.net
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