Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 13:54:29 +0000 () From: Lenzi Admin <lenzi@bsi.com.br> To: Serge <serge@nettec.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Please help: login problem Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970402135135.13336B-100000@icone> In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19970404134933.0091aca0@post.nettec.co.uk>
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On Fri, 4 Apr 1997, Serge wrote: > Dear Sirs > > Please help: after re-installing FreeBSD 2.2.1 from scratch (using ftp2 > server in the UK) I got the following problem: > Login: (I typed in "root") > the next line was > Password: (whatever I typed in, it did not let me in, I was just > getting messages "Incorrect password" etc). > > Before that I installed FreeBSD 2.2.1 from the same ftp2/UK server > on the same generic PC machine, and everything was just fine! > Ok, do a <control-alt-del> wait for the machine to reboot. on reboot, wait for boot: type -s <enter> the machine will stop prompting for shell type <enter> mount / mount /usr export TERM=cons25 vipw ---------------- remove password for root (first line> exit vipw and type exit <enter> the machine should reboot with no root password. Hope this can help.
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