Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 06:22:05 +0300 From: Abu Khaled <khaled.abu@gmail.com> To: MZaini <mzaini@gmail.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Default root password for FreeBSD 4.2-RC2 Message-ID: <a64c109e050414202243ecd121@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5fcc390105041419567a1b8d1e@mail.gmail.com> References: <5fcc390105041419095655d3a7@mail.gmail.com> <a64c109e0504141920609a0d96@mail.gmail.com> <5fcc390105041419567a1b8d1e@mail.gmail.com>
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On 4/15/05, MZaini <mzaini@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, >=20 > Section 10.12 in System Administration only addresses the issue when > the person is on site which is not in my case. Since the default > installation would come with its own /etc/passwd, /etc/group, > /etc/master.passwd, /etc/pwd.db, /etc/spwd.db then I should have been > able to login using the root account that came with the default. True > or not? >=20 > On 4/15/05, Abu Khaled <khaled.abu@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 4/15/05, MZaini <mzaini@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > May I know the default root password for FreeBSD 5.4-RC2? My system > > > was previously running FreeBSD 5.3-SECURITY. Then I set the option in > > > sysinstall to 5.4-RC2 and upgrade the base distribution. After that I > > > accidentally rebooted the server. Now I could no longer access the > > > server. > > > > > > Thanks > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freeb= sd.org" > > > > > > > Hello... > > The answer to you question is on the FreeBSD website. Just read the > > FAQ -> System Administrations. > > > > -- > > Kind regards > > Abu Khaled > > >=20 AFAIK there is no default root password. I checked the default files and didn't find any. It's blank. ----- # $FreeBSD: /repoman/r/ncvs/src/etc/master.passwd,v 1.39 2004/08/01 21:33:47 markm Exp $ # root::0:0::0:0:Charlie &:/root:/bin/csh .. ----- hmmm. Does hitting <Enter> without entering a password work ?! Sorry I really don't know. --=20 Kind regards Abu Khaled
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