Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 11:49:31 -0500 (EST) From: Steve Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net> To: Stefan Boy <ohahx@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: I forgot the root password Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10002201148240.14207-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> In-Reply-To: <20000220121046.51928.qmail@hotmail.com>
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boot it standalone (when it boots up and stops with a prompt - instead of hitting enter - type -s and then enter) mount your drives in standalone (mount -a) you are then root in standalone with your drives mounted - so you can set a new password for yourself (just type passwd) On Sun, 20 Feb 2000, Stefan Boy wrote: > Hi > > Iam using FreeBSD 3.2 > > And I have lost the paper where i writed the root password. > > I only got two users on the system, thats me, and my girlfriend. > > All the passwords was on the piece of paper I lost :\ > > How can I change the root password ? > > I dont got the boot disk. > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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