Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 11:56:13 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: none none <pridesites@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Password reset question Message-ID: <3EA4149D.3080502@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <BAY2-F2800goZolmRBa0000e59e@hotmail.com> References: <BAY2-F2800goZolmRBa0000e59e@hotmail.com>
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none none wrote: > I had a server which I haven't used in about a year, with data on it > that I'd like to access. Unforunately I forgot the root password. I've > tried the "boot -s" option but once it finishes booting it displays > "enter root password or ^D for multiuser access". (Not bypassing the > root password... I have physical access to the machine. How can I reset > or recover the password? Your console is obviously marked as "secure". You'll have to boot off a fixit floppy or CD (such as FreeSBIE), then edit the password file to change root's password and run pwd_mkdb. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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