Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 18:31:43 +0200 From: Stefano Riva <sriva@alice.it> To: bill slaybaugh <slay3241@bright.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: passwd does not see pwd.db Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19991018183143.00b303a0@relay.alice.it> In-Reply-To: <380B389B.8671121B@bright.net>
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At 11.11 18/10/99 -0400, you wrote: >but then running 'passwd root' returns: From single user mode, after having mounted /usr if necessary, try using "vipw" (or any editor on /etc/master.passwd, followed by "pwd_mkdb"), cleaning the password file, leaving the root line without password (something like "root::0:0..."). Then you should be able to login normally as root without password; at that time use "passwd" to set a password. --- Stefano Riva Systems & Network Administrator Informazioni Editoriali I.E. Srl Voice +39-02283151, Fax +39-0228315900 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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