Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 04:52:44 +0800 From: Adrian Pavone <wingot@eftel.com> To: Adrian Pavone <wingot@eftel.com> Cc: Polina Mnouskina <polina_mnouskina@yahoo.com>, Andy Greenwood <greenwood.andy@gmail.com>, Miguel <mmiranda@123.com.sv>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems booting operating system and with root password Message-ID: <44776A9C.8010501@eftel.com> In-Reply-To: <4477616D.40606@eftel.com> References: <20060526184500.29026.qmail@web54701.mail.yahoo.com> <3ee9ca710605261240o1957520u50075f6ae2d826aa@mail.gmail.com> <4477657D.90701@123.com.sv> <4477616D.40606@eftel.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Adrian Pavone wrote: > Miguel wrote: >>> Andy Greenwood wrote: >>> >>>> I don't know what you mean by kernel errors on boot, but you can >>>> recover your root password by booting into single user mode and then >>>> running passwd. >>> >>> 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? >>> >>> --- >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >>> > > It is easiest if the system's single user mode hasn't been locked down > > If single user mode HAS been locked down (ie. needs the root password), > then you will need a boot disc so you can chroot to your FreeBSD system > from another, or so you can directly edit the /etc/passwd or /etc/shadow > file. > > The password hash *MIGHT* also be in one of those two files, depending > on your configuration. > > Regards, > Adrian > > -- > This email address has expired. Please contact me for my new address. > > Please obtain my pgp public key from pgp.mit.edu before sending me any > private mail, otherwise your email will likely be filtered incorrectly > and possibly junked. And I'll try that again with the correct timestamp. ______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" - -- This email address has expired. Please contact me for my new address. Please obtain my pgp public key from pgp.mit.edu before sending me any private mail, otherwise your email will likely be filtered incorrectly and possibly junked. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEd2qc0JHtFv5fxW8RAqFHAKCKpl5td8WrAyIO09ef/0RfUZ/PigCeM+zR Bx3V7fekw6qN61CUo/cSmfk= =QHpz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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