Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:06:10 +0300 From: Petre Bandac <petre@kgb.ro> To: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: lost root password on a raid-1 geom mirror Message-ID: <20060411220610.5e30e624@localhost> In-Reply-To: <F7F02678-1C25-437F-9100-599201762492@shire.net> References: <20060411173112.3a0f1f7a@localhost> <20060412010813.6aed4810@localhost> <20060411195220.0cfd55ce@localhost> <F7F02678-1C25-437F-9100-599201762492@shire.net>
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On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 10:51:28 -0600 Anno Domini, the honourable Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote using one of his keyboards: > > On Apr 11, 2006, at 10:52 AM, Petre Bandac wrote: > > > On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 01:08:13 +1000 Anno Domini, the honourable > > Norberto > > Meijome wrote using one of his keyboards: > > > >> On Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:31:12 +0300 > >> Petre Bandac <petre@kgb.ro> wrote: > >> > >>> the classic schema with unload all/load kernel/boot -s and > >>> mounting / read-write doesn't work > >>> > >> Hi Petre, > >> I assume you say it doesnt work because your kernel doesn't have > >> gmirror built into it. > >> > >> have you tried using the install disk -> fixit -> load the > >> geom_mirror > >> module by hand and then mounting the devices? > >> > >> or take the disks to another box which has geom_mirror built into > >> and modify that way. > >> Beto > > it happened as follows - fresh install (following the onlamp.com > > howto); kernel recompile with all that needs, reboot, test, put > > the box > > aside for 3 weeks (while forgetting root password - stupid, yes), > > try to login (and obviously fail) > > When the boot menu comes up, choose "single user mode" and then set > a new root password at the shell prompt. > > Chad single mode --> mount -a --> passwd --> reboot _thank_you_ > > --- > Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC > Your Web App and Email hosting provider > chad at shire.net > > > -- Petre Bandac Network Scientist - petre@kgb.ro
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