Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:51:53 -0700 (PDT) From: mdh <mdh_lists@yahoo.com> To: APseudoUtopia <apseudoutopia@gmail.com>, Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Locked out of Root Message-ID: <698916.94575.qm@web56802.mail.re3.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <444p33pmbp.fsf@lowell-desk.lan>
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--- On Thu, 10/23/08, Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> wrote: > From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> > Subject: Re: Locked out of Root > To: "APseudoUtopia" <apseudoutopia@gmail.com> > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 7:44 AM > APseudoUtopia <apseudoutopia@gmail.com> writes: > > > I have one user (other than root and the other system > users) on my > > box, and that user is _NOT_ in the wheel group. I also > have root > > logins disabled via SSH. This is a remote server and > all I have is SSH > > access. > > > > Is there any way that I can gain root? I know the root > password and > > everything, but I just can't get to it. The user > is not in the wheel > > group, and root login is disabled in SSH. > > > > Thanks for any help/advice. > > You'll need to reboot in single-user mode. > E.g., > http://be-well.ilk.org/FreeBSD/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/admin.html#SU-WHEEL-GROUP If he can get to the system console, why would he need to bother booting to single user mode? He said he has the root password. He should just be able to login normally, if he can get to the system console. - mdh
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