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Date:      Sun, 22 Jun 2003 12:04:45 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
To:        shovey@buffnet.net (Stephen Hovey)
Cc:        Paige King <paigeking@otelco.net>
Subject:   Re: your mail
Message-ID:  <200306221604.h5MG4jCc027467@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10306220619360.25063-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> from "Stephen Hovey" at Jun 22, 2003 06:20:29 AM

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> 
> You would have to boot stand alone
> 
> When you start up the machine, and it does that part where it says it will
> continue in so many seconds, or if you hit enter, or hit any other key to
> stop it - stop it and put
> 
> boot -s

This is more commonly called "booting to single user".

The term "booting stand alone" is often used to refer to booting from
a special install media.

But, yes,  boot single user and then remount root
   mount -u /
and then set your password again using "passwd".

////jerry
 
> 
> 
> On Sat, 21 Jun 2003, Paige King wrote:
> 
> > forgot my login and password. what do I do to bypass the login.
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