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Date:      Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:10:44 +1000
From:      Norberto Meijome <freebsd@meijome.net>
To:        Petre Bandac <petre@kgb.ro>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: lost root password on a raid-1 geom mirror
Message-ID:  <20060412081044.1f55ad9e@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <20060411195220.0cfd55ce@localhost>
References:  <20060411173112.3a0f1f7a@localhost> <20060412010813.6aed4810@localhost> <20060411195220.0cfd55ce@localhost>

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On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:52:20 +0300
Petre Bandac <petre@kgb.ro> wrote:

> > have you tried using the install disk -> fixit -> load the
> > geom_mirror module by hand and then mounting the devices? 
> > 
> > or take the disks to another box which has geom_mirror built into
> > and modify that way.
> > Beto
> it happened as follows - fresh install (following the onlamp.com
> howto); kernel recompile with all that needs, reboot, test, put the
> box aside for 3 weeks (while forgetting root password - stupid, yes),
> try to login (and obviously fail)

ok... I dont' see why can't you enter into fixit mode and clear the
password for root....

OR simply select 'single user' (option #4) at the boot prompt ? 



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