Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 20:32:52 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Resetting Password FreeBSD 5.3 Message-ID: <4456D2E4.9000602@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <20060502030433.10900.qmail@web53513.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20060502030433.10900.qmail@web53513.mail.yahoo.com>
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Monitored24/7 wrote: > Hello, > > How do I reset my password on my server running > FreeBSD 5.3. I'm not a UNIX guy and desperately need > to get access to some data on my server, which has > been sitting, in the closet for 2 years!! > > Please help :( Thank you. > > Joseph Restart the machine, boot into single user mode, mount your / slice as r/w, and type in passwd. The same thing can be basically done via a LiveCD as well if you have one lying around in the post-installation options. -Garrett
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