Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 12:27:32 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com> To: Jean Tran <jeann@smartt.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: single user mode Message-ID: <39A6C8A4.E5B6C86@urx.com> References: <4.3.2.20000825120946.00b19038@127.0.0.1>
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Jean Tran wrote: > > Hi, > I run into a problem when trying to follow the instruction from the > handbook. I need to get into the single user mode to change a forgotten > root password. I can get into either the boot2 prompt(boot prompt) or the > multi_user mode(login prompt) when press any key(except ENTER) after the > bootstrap loader. I then tried boot -s or just -s, and none of them will > bring up the single user mode. I am not sure what I did wrong here. Please > advise. Thanx. I personally wait for the "-" to show up and press the space bar. Then, I type /kernel -s. It works for me. You can't exit to multi-user mode because you didn't use the loader, which breaks things like top. I just type "reboot" and I'm back to normal. Kent > > regards, > Jean > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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