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Date:      Fri, 20 Aug 1999 09:09:30 +1200 (NZST)
From:      Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz>
To:        Ray Grieselhuber <rgrieselhuber@londonind.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Root Password
Message-ID:  <Pine.SC5.4.10.9908200907480.15621-100000@kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz>
In-Reply-To: <37BBFB5F.B7036C2D@londonind.com>

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On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, Ray Grieselhuber wrote:

> Hi.
> I tried to log on to my system, and it said login incorrect. But I know
> I was using the right password, so I don't understand the problem. How
> do I change the password without being logged in, or how do I get past
> this? The FAQ said to do this from the Boot: command, but how do I get
> to this if I can't log on?

You boot into single user. If you're using 2.2.*, supply a "-s" option
on Boot:. If you're using 3.1+, hit the space-bar and then "boot -s".

Then:
	mount -a
	passwd root

--
Jonathan Chen.



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