Date: Wed, 4 Feb 1998 22:44:55 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: system@mail.haitang.com.cn Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: From XU Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980204224343.16875Z-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <19980205.14480865@AccSMTP>
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On Thu, 5 Feb 1998 system@mail.haitang.com.cn wrote: > HELLO, > I forget my FreeBsd server's root password,may I reboot my PC > from boot disk and change the root password. Sure: 1. At the Boot: prompt, type -s and press return 2. Press return when asked about a shell 3. Run the following commands: mount -u / mount -a 4. Run passwd to change root's password 5. Run exit to continue booting 6. Don't forget your root password anymore :-) Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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