Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 11:23:20 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: ETX-B-SL Martti Kuparinen <erakupa@kk.etx.ericsson.se> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: invalid password in single-user mode Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980414112226.1526M-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199804140757.JAA03069@kk662.kk.etx.ericsson.se>
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On Tue, 14 Apr 1998, ETX-B-SL Martti Kuparinen wrote: > Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> wrote: > > > Hm, time for plan C. Make an install boot floppy and fixit floppy (or > > CD), then boot the boot floppy and select `Fixit' from the menu. You > > Yes, I did that. But it means I have to reboot, i.e. I can't use > "shutdown now" to go to single-user mode and then press ^D to go back > to normal operation. > > Should I write PR of this? No, you should fix your system. Why do you need to drop to single user so much? I haven't done it in a couple of years on my workstation, and that's through two system upgrades. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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