Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 07:08:36 +0000 () From: Steve <shovey@buffnet.net> To: Kim Perkins <kperkins@hub.strathcona.vic.edu.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Root Password Message-ID: <Pine.BSD.3.91.960329070607.28100E-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> In-Reply-To: <199603290129.MAA00242@hub.strathcona.vic.edu.au>
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I did this very thing last night when I installed a new box. When you see the boot: prompt type: /kernel.GENERIC -s It will come up in standalone and tell you to press enter for a shell. Do so - it puts you at a # prompt. You then need to remount / so that its read/write: /sbin/mount / Then you need to look in fstab to see what is normally mounted on /usr if it is not on the same partition as / and mount that: /sbin/mount /dev/something /usr Then you should be able to type: passwd To set a new passwd - afterwards shut down right away! On Fri, 29 Mar 1996, Kim Perkins wrote: > Hi, > I have a problem with my root password. I changed the password with > passwd yesterday, wrote the password down and now I can not log into > the system as root. I keep getting a login incorrect > response. > I know that the password that I am entering is correct. Other users > on the system can log in OK. > Is there any way to alter the password without logging in as root? ie. > with the fixit disc? > Thanks in advance, > Kim Perkins > Information Resources Manager > Strathcona BGGS > EMAIL::kperkins@hub.strathcona.vic.edu.au >
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