From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 6 17:44:51 2008 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 BDC151065676 for ; Sun, 6 Jul 2008 17:44:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from canito@dalan.us) Received: from netbits.us (ptr-89.fastconcepts.net [209.18.107.89]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 57B728FC0A for ; Sun, 6 Jul 2008 17:44:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from canito@dalan.us) Received: (qmail 28644 invoked by uid 65534); 6 Jul 2008 17:44:50 -0000 Received: from c-75-72-1-215.hsd1.mn.comcast.net (c-75-72-1-215.hsd1.mn.comcast.net [75.72.1.215]) by mail.dalan.us (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:44:50 -0500 Message-ID: <20080706124450.7keijs7wowcc0sog@mail.dalan.us> Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:44:50 -0500 From: David Alanis To: Mukarram Syed References: <654008.76835.qm@web31507.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <654008.76835.qm@web31507.mail.mud.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.4) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recovering root password from a drive by mounting the cdrom 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: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:44:51 -0000 Quoting Mukarram Syed : > Hi, > I am totally new to freebsd and as a Unix admin (not a freebsd unix =20 > admin though), I have to recover a lost root password from a freebsd =20 > drive. > I need your help! > I have booted up from a freebsd install cd 1. I have connected my =20 > freebsd drive in the system. Now I don't know how to mount the =20 > drive to edit the /etc/shadow file. > I am at the fixit prompt on the cd. > Can anyone help. I have tried googling this for the past hour with no luc= k. > Is there anyother way to do this? I can't login using single user =20 > mode though. > > thanks much > > # mukarram > > Mukarram Syed > muksyed@yahoo.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g" > Simple as typing a few words in google: http://www.google.com/search?hl=3Den&q=3Dhow+to+recover+a+root+password+free= bsd&btnG=3DSearch Try the first link. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.