From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 10 22:19:11 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84A2116A402 for ; Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:19:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from ezekiel.daleco.biz (southernuniform.com [66.76.92.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2135A13C442 for ; Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:19:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Received: from archangel.daleco.biz ([69.27.149.254]) by ezekiel.daleco.biz (8.13.4/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l2AMJ8lO057395; Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:19:09 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from kdk@daleco.biz) Message-ID: <45F32ED6.3000108@daleco.biz> Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:19:02 -0600 From: Kevin Kinsey User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; FreeBSD i386; en-US; rv:1.8.1.2pre) Gecko/20070221 SeaMonkey/1.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Nattawut References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD/i386 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:19:11 -0000 Nattawut wrote: > Dear Sir/Madam, > > I'm a Windows Platform user, I just got the machine that contain > FreeBSD/i386 already install. I try to use it but I can't get through the > the login password screen. This machine was left over from the place that I > used to work but it had been closed my boss gave to me. It the Travla > mini-ITX case brand new and it small when I turn it on it just ask for loin > name and password , I just have no idea who should I ask for help because I > don't know how they get this machine from. Thank you for your time. > > Regards, Hello, Leo/Nattawut! There are a bunch of Sirs and some Madams here (we are all FreeBSD users -- this is a volunteer help mailing list). Before I make any other suggestions, let me suggest that you take a look at the FreeBSD Handbook (where many questions like this are answered already). You can find it online at: http://www.freebsd.org/handbook Next, try logging in with username "root" and nothing else (i.e., simply press ENTER when prompted for a password). If that doesn't work, look for "escape to loader prompt" on the 3rd stage boot menu, and press the appropriate key on your system's keyboard. You will receive a simple "command prompt"; type "boot -s" at this prompt. If you are prompted "enter name of default shell or press RETURN for /bin/sh", then press RETURN and then do as follows ("$" is the computer's prompt; type the commands as shown following the "$"). $ mount -a $ passwd Changing local password for root. Enter new password: mypasswordhere Retype new password: mypasswordhere $ shutdown -r now This will mount all filesystems so that the password file can be changed, change the "root" password to a password of your choosing, and reboot the system to "normal" mode. If this procedure doesn't work, don't be alarmed---there are a few possibilities that might keep this from working; check the handbook, and, if needed, write again to the "questions@" list with a new subject line describing your new problem. HTH, Kevin Kinsey -- Personifiers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but Mr. Dignity! -- Bernadette Bosky