From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Apr 15 03:39:34 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id DAA21443 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 03:39:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [139.130.136.133] (may be forged)) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA21426 for ; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 10:39:27 GMT (envelope-from grog@lemis.com) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.8.8/8.8.7) id UAA01594; Wed, 15 Apr 1998 20:09:24 +0930 (CST) (envelope-from grog) Message-ID: <19980415200924.K1090@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 20:09:24 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: alex@mycity.it, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ROOT PASSWORD References: <3.0.32.19980415123041.011154d8@mycity.it> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19980415123041.011154d8@mycity.it>; from alex@mycity.it on Wed, Apr 15, 1998 at 12:30:53PM +0200 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, 15 April 1998 at 12:30:53 +0200, alex@mycity.it wrote: > HI, > I have a problem, I changed my root password and I don't remember this > password. Can I create a "rescue diskette" as for Linux Slackware to enter > in my system and to delete the old password or I use the same boot diskette > in FreeBsd?? > Please answer me urgently. Boot in single user mode, and you'll be logged in automatically. Then change your password (and remember it!). Greg -- See complete headers for address and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message