Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 00:52:58 -0400 From: Tim Kellers <timothyk@mts-104.wallnet.com> To: "Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz>, <shubhamr@malkauns.nsc.com>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: root password forgotten-locked up Message-ID: <200205160052.59154.timothyk@mts-104.wallnet.com> In-Reply-To: <040101c1fc85$a9913400$3dec910c@daleco> References: <3CE31E9D.F68718A7@malkauns.nsc.com> <040101c1fc85$a9913400$3dec910c@daleco>
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boot into single-user mode (boot -s at the "Booting kernel in 10 seconds= ,=20 press any key to drop to a shell" (or words to that effect). Assuming th= at=20 you haven't marked your console as insecure in ttys, you'll be root again= =2E Tim Kellers CPE/NJIT On Wednesday 15 May 2002 10:59 pm, Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: > Try login as user 'toor' with a null pw.....? > > Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "shubhamr" <shubhamr@malkauns.nsc.com> > To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 9:51 PM > Subject: root password forgotten-locked up > > > Hi, > > I forgot my root password.I had not created any other user too. > > so,I tried inserting the installation CD and went to the option root > > password in the configure menu.But when I enter there,it just stays > > intact and will not give me a screen to type in a new password.So I a= m > > unable to enter my system.Now the system is not allowing me to change= my > > root password. > > > > how do I enter in?It does not even allow to create a new user also. > > Please help. > > Thanks in advance, > > shubha > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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