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Date:      Tue, 27 Jan 1998 09:56:40 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Dan Rainey <drainey@grtk.com>
Cc:        "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: your mail
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980127095539.16462A-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <66DB0D816614D111BB19080009DC3A09014ADA@challenger.grtk.com>

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On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Dan Rainey wrote:

> We have a FreeBSD system running TIS Toolkit Firewall Software. It is
> only acting as an FTP Server right now. The problem is no one can
> remember the root password. Any suggestions short of rebuilding the
> server or calling my psychic Friend?

. Run `shutdown' or boot with `-s' on the Boot: prompt to get to Single
  User Mode. 
. Run `mount -u /' then `mount -a' to get your filesystems back.
. Run `passwd' to change the root password.
. Run `exit' to continue with system startup.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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