From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Aug 17 14:31:24 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA24544 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Mon, 17 Aug 1998 14:31:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ns1.osicom.net (osicom.net [207.236.103.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA24520 for ; Mon, 17 Aug 1998 14:31:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ken@osicom.net) Received: from hermes.osicom.net (hermes.osicom.net [207.236.103.6]) by ns1.osicom.net (8.8.7/8.8.5) with SMTP id RAA00283 for ; Mon, 17 Aug 1998 17:33:33 -0400 (EDT) From: "Ken Blundell" To: Subject: HELP - HELP - Lost Root Password Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 17:31:01 -0400 Message-ID: <01bdca26$54c4e600$0667eccf@hermes.osicom.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0022_01BDCA04.CDB34600" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.71.1712.3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.71.1712.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01BDCA04.CDB34600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please can anybody help me...... We've lost the password for root access to our FreeBSD box. We're running FBSD 2.2.2 I've tried booting into single user mode (-s) and mounting my drive so = it's read-write (mount /dev/sd0a) I then removed edited the the file /etc/master.passwd and removed the = encrypted passwd from the root entry. At the console now when I press = the enter key for the password, all it says is Login incorrect.....???? We need to get into the system, can anybody help...... You can call toll free at 1-888-361-4649 Thanks in advance ....... anybody!!!! =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Ken Blundell Network Administrator / Webmaster / Technical Geek .../ ken@osicom.net -- http://www.osicom.net "UNIX is friendly. It's just a little more picky of who its friends are." =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01BDCA04.CDB34600 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Please can anybody help = me......

We've lost the password for root access to our = FreeBSD=20 box.

We're running FBSD 2.2.2

I've tried booting into single user mode (-s) and = mounting my=20 drive so it's read-write (mount /dev/sd0a)

I then removed edited the the file = /etc/master.passwd and=20 removed the encrypted passwd from the root entry. At the console = now when=20 I press the enter key for the password, all it says is Login=20 incorrect.....????

We need to get into the system, can anybody=20 help......

You can call toll free at=20 1-888-361-4649

Thanks in advance .......=20 anybody!!!!

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<= BR>Ken Blundell
Network=20 Administrator / Webmaster / Technical Geek .../
ken@osicom.net -- http://www.osicom.net

"UNIX is friendly. It's just a = little=20 more
picky of who its friends=20 are."
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D

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