Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 00:38:45 +0100 From: Cillian Sharkey <cillian@baker.ie> To: paras dagli <paras_dagli@yahoo.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd login question Message-ID: <37B20985.850B8376@baker.ie>
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> I have a pc with freebsd installed at my house. I > haven't used it for about a year now, and I have > forgotten the password to login. is there anyway for Hmmm..I hate it when that happens ;) > me to find out what that password is anyway for me to > login to the system? try the FAQ, section 8.20 :-) you can't "find out" your password as such, unless you wrote it down or someone else knows it of course, but the FAQ section above basically says to do the following: drop into single user mode by typing -s at the boot prompt, then mount your root filesystem and run "passwd root" to change your root password.. ..and that's all there is to it ! Regards, - Cillian To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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