Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 00:38:04 +0300 From: Ion-Mihai Tetcu <itetcu@apropo.ro> To: DanB <longterm@chatusa.com> Cc: freebsd <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: freebsd root password lost Message-ID: <20031008003804.17363419.itetcu@apropo.ro> In-Reply-To: <3F8318CC.8D318986@chatusa.com> References: <3F8318CC.8D318986@chatusa.com>
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On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 19:49:32 +0000 DanB <longterm@chatusa.com> wrote: > Is there other way to change the root password that been lost > without shutting down the computer. Take a look at: Dru's Cracking Passwords to Enhance Security http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2001/01/24/FreeBSD_Basics.html It might work. ( UNtested: /var/backups/master.passwd.bak should contain the old passwords and, with pwd_mkdb master.passwd.bak should regenerate the old password databases. But first backup and READ PWD_MKDB(8) ) -- IOnut FreeBSD unregistered ;) user
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