Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 17:11:26 -0800 From: R Joseph Wright <rjoseph@nwlink.com> To: Allen Cleveland <allenc@mindsieve.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: single user mode? Message-ID: <387A833E.C27B54C@nwlink.com> References: <3.0.5.32.20000110173243.0081e290@mindsieve.com>
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Allen Cleveland wrote: > > Hi folks- > > I just upgraded 3.3-r to 3.4-r via a snapshot that was placed on a cdrom. > The upgrade seemed to go well, as I didn't get any errors. As it asked at > the end, I rebooted. Now I see the kernel name has changed to 'Amnesiac' > and it doesn't like roots passwd. So I tried starting in single user mode > by rebooting and typing in: boot -s . For some reason it still wants a > login/passwd. I thought single user mode was login/passwd -less. > > It now seems I can't get logged into the box :( . Ideas? Do you have rescue floppies? If so, boot from them, then do "/sbin/mount /dev/name_of_root_device /mnt". Then, "cd /mnt". From there, you can use the command "passwd" to change root's password. Try that. > -- > Allen Cleveland allenc@mindsieve.com > There is no try. Do, or do not do, but no try. -Yoda > Hate spam? Try SpamCop: http://spamcop.net/ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Best Regards, Joseph You will do foolish things, but do them with enthusiasm. Colette. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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