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Date:      Tue, 15 Feb 2000 23:45:22 -0600 (CST)
From:      Ryan Thompson <freebsd@sasknow.com>
To:        FreeBSD <freebsd@mail.pacificnet.com.mx>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Single User mode...
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002152343480.66349-100000@sasknow.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002151100260.95888-100000@mail.pacificnet.com.mx>

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On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, FreeBSD wrote:
> 
> Hi, I'm running a 3.3-Release box and I forgot the root pass, so I want to
> boot in single user mode, but I used to use -s to do it but now I put -s
> in the boot: prompt and dont do nothing...
> 
> Can yo give me some Ideas on how to do it with this version ?
> 
> Thanks in advance.

Try boot -s at the boot: prompt.  If you are actually logged in as root
from any terminal (not likely, if you forgot the password and already
rebooted), you can also execute a `shutdown now` to drop to single user.

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  Ryan Thompson <ryan@sasknow.com>	50% Owner, Sysadmin
  SaskNow Technologies     		http://www.sasknow.com
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