Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 22:54:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Aaron Jeremias Luz <aaron@csh.rit.edu> Cc: FAQ@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problem with question 8.20 (Eek! I forgot the root password!) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980624225350.18098C-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <19980624224034.11799@homenet>
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On Wed, 24 Jun 1998, Aaron Jeremias Luz wrote: > Greetings FreeBSD team, > > The answer for question 8.20, "Eek! I forgot the root password," > fails to work because passwd lives on /usr which may not be mounted. > /usr may be mounted if dropping into single user mode from multiuser > mode, but most people who forget the root password realize so only > after a power cycle. That's right. I left out a `mount -a' before using `passwd'. Thanks for pointing it out. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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