Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 13:48:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: larry_nilsen <larry_nilsen@eee.org> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: root passwd Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9809221348290.29981-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <3607E71C.911DE91E@eee.org>
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On Tue, 22 Sep 1998, larry_nilsen wrote: > Hi again i thought i had to change my root passwd because maybe i > didnt type it in right the first time . so i changed it.i noticed that > when you recieve a new password for root it only shows for password > not login So apparently im not getting it the welcome screen ask me > for a login and a password. When i made a new password for root it > doesnt show any login name. I have my new Root password now. Could you > please tell me how i might go about using it Also when i used the > shutdown command it asked me for password So i used the root password > there and see if it works All it said is permission Denied Im > obviously very confused at this point I hope we can all get at the > 'ROOT' of this problem:) ThankYou in advance........ See FAQ entry 8.20. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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