From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 12 05:17:30 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DE2316A400 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 05:17:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AA4C43D46 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 05:17:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 21666 invoked from network); 12 Apr 2006 08:10:48 +1000 Received: from 203-206-244-208.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (203.206.244.208) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 12 Apr 2006 08:10:48 +1000 Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:10:44 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: Petre Bandac Message-ID: <20060412081044.1f55ad9e@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20060411195220.0cfd55ce@localhost> References: <20060411173112.3a0f1f7a@localhost> <20060412010813.6aed4810@localhost> <20060411195220.0cfd55ce@localhost> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.1.0 (GTK+ 2.8.17; i386-portbld-freebsd6.1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: lost root password on a raid-1 geom mirror 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: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 05:17:30 -0000 On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:52:20 +0300 Petre Bandac 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 ?