Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 13:52:36 -0700 From: "Atom Powers" <atom.powers@gmail.com> To: Miguel <mmiranda@123.com.sv> Cc: Polina Mnouskina <polina_mnouskina@yahoo.com>, Andy Greenwood <greenwood.andy@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems booting operating system and with root password Message-ID: <df9ac37c0605261352x4e8bdca9u605c2d95ff0215fc@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4477657D.90701@123.com.sv> References: <20060526184500.29026.qmail@web54701.mail.yahoo.com> <3ee9ca710605261240o1957520u50075f6ae2d826aa@mail.gmail.com> <4477657D.90701@123.com.sv>
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On 5/26/06, Miguel <mmiranda@123.com.sv> wrote: > Hi, i have a similar problem, i forgot my root password and the server > its in a remote colocation site, is there a way to recover the encrypted > password and crackit some way, i have my normal account (which is in > wheel group), i even know that the root's pass begings with > MAG_"something", but i really cant remember the complete root's pass, > rebooting in single user mode is my best bet? > If you are in wheel, then you should be able to "sudo su" to switch to the root account and then "passwd root" to reset the password. --=20 -- Perfection is just a word I use occasionally with mustard. --Atom Powers--
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