From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 9 23:17:26 2011 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 D9D2B106567E for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2011 23:17:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gsstoller@optonline.net) Received: from mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net [167.206.4.198]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A22288FC17 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2011 23:17:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from wm7.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (wm7.srv.hcvlny.cv.net [167.206.10.13]) by mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-8.04 (built Feb 28 2007)) with ESMTPA id <0LPO00DI9NAYNS70@mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> for FreeBSD-questions@FreeBSD.org; Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:47:23 -0400 (EDT) Received: from [67.84.54.93] by webtop.webmail.optimum.net with HTTP; Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:47:22 -0400 Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:47:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Gerald Stoller X-Originating-IP: [67.84.54.93] To: questions FreeBSD Message-id: <31286409.745980.1312930042951.JavaMail.gsstoller@mail.srv.nantny1.cv.net> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed; delsp=no Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline X-SID: 13 X-Authuserid: gsstoller@optonline.net User-Agent: Laszlo Mail 3 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:57:43 +0000 Cc: Subject: single user login 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: Tue, 09 Aug 2011 23:17:27 -0000 I haven't used my FreeBSD system/account for some time and I forgot its password. I know that there is a way to login as a single root user without a password, but I don't remember how to do it. I tried a quick look at the Handbook, but I couldn't find anything about it there. Please send me the directions for doing so.