From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 24 02:41:33 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDE5D106566B for ; Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:41:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from anti_spam256@yahoo.ca) Received: from web65509.mail.ac4.yahoo.com (web65509.mail.ac4.yahoo.com [76.13.9.53]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 963BF8FC13 for ; Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:41:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 96637 invoked by uid 60001); 24 Oct 2009 02:41:32 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yahoo.ca; s=s1024; t=1256352092; bh=hXqEAcisOdUiHR/sgFDuFZhQt/S/mFxQksoEhsRl6xI=; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=xh4mX9nB/+eir/j+DhV/x3rkgVLnwI3eDPvlmiHs6AtfavXkfmaNCwGFoEdshXfSYJkViz2NW2iH6urFsvlL6qDahBKszDCbNN8XSbM0I7JXIUT08CzQ9XXkmEhxzO7JBTYiWN9Dz5X0Z41pdofQMURD4hSi5QsRJuN9GW5biWc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.ca; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=pRFe9blyDrkneIwOa65NhcqdC5Yz2+mGDcRB/bprLxJIYu3cMJNgRzGio8fEIsdaKvwqIIvhCrvCAkLGGXfMwdnoEEqoYZdWRaRt9dAH6NqUffisWR8zwSF59cmdTmsfhctYSaAWG3OW2BrIftCdnfShLsacUKXGNbw1yAhnHOM=; Message-ID: <512226.96136.qm@web65509.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> X-YMail-OSG: SYrH2J0VM1mp_smtdt_LE43rtKhg_tRWiVYIn7SXAa4DVdxwRxaA4kqC05RLxt1lXrq0bmi1.LM2XzdyNrS3ZZ9X2zu9r2v19MiOo4cJa8aqYkfRnFPFAyIbz8zbCK4n8tAoz6t4wyRe.18Vt7ahDP4sYuzwwmFqE0LLGWp6EbSFgmehOE.xNs8lORJmWlKboDR.XrCRLTkXErP5kFaLJnqdK6PmBFPiZ3zVmGDA2_NWL.B.5cJxdu8_hzWOa0jUPpmMdv6rcZsJ7Z.x7o80WMQrCr2QIM0PNPZb0BhUvyLEROSzYFDde0_aQFb_X00d9jKF3B8Qk9P5JhzB_RaQ1wjoFG3dkqWxPnsBXY9hgAXq0QZmqB5_gCU_ZteL9Ywg3KyOmW9kFVpjKvRfJCM3xw-- Received: from [208.99.137.71] by web65509.mail.ac4.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:41:31 PDT X-Mailer: YahooMailClassic/7.0.14 YahooMailWebService/0.7.347.3 Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:41:31 -0700 (PDT) From: James Phillips To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20091024014614.B8F5B1065698@hub.freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: freebsd forgets root password 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, 24 Oct 2009 02:41:34 -0000 =0A=0A> Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:46:03 -0500=0A> From: Adam Vande More =0A> Subject: Re: freebsd forgets root password=0A> To:= kalin m =0A> Cc: freebsd-questions =0A> Message-ID:=0A> =A0=A0=A0 <6201873e0910231846j4386baa9g3bd3eab21= fed1727@mail.gmail.com>=0A> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3DISO-8859-1= =0A> =0A> On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 7:56 PM, kalin m =0A> wrote= :=0A> =0A> >=0A> >=0A> > hi all ....=0A> >=0A> > this is really weird.=0A> = > i've must have set up the root password on this new=0A> machine i got at = least=0A> > 5 times and after a few reboots this thing forgets=0A> it.=0A> = > i have to go in single user and reset it again and=0A> again?!?=0A> >=0A>= > what can be the reason?=0A> >=0A> =0A> Couple guesses:=0A> =0A> You keep= forgetting the password=0A> caps lock=0A> =0AOn my BSD server, I have a ke= yboard with a failing shift key. This means if I touch-type the password on= e day, and "hunt&peck" the next, the result is not the same.=0A=0AWith how = flimsy the entry-level keyboards are these days, it may be *almost* as like= ly ;)=0A=0ARegards,=0A=0AJames Phillips=0A=0A=0A=0A __________________= ________________________________________________=0ALooking for the perfect = gift? Give the gift of Flickr! =0A=0Ahttp://www.flickr.com/gift/