Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 09:35:49 +0800 (WST) From: Dean Hollister <dean@odyssey.apana.org.au> To: grcuerrier <grcuerrier@cnwl.igs.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Lost root password Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971224093432.9238B-100000@odyssey.apana.org.au> In-Reply-To: <199712240043.TAA02258@host.cnwl.igs.net>
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On Tue, 23 Dec 1997, grcuerrier wrote: > One of my techs entered a new root password, which he has forgotten. Is > there any way a user with "wheel" access can reset the root password > without having to redo the whole server? Have you tried rebooting, then at the 'boot:' prompt, type: -s This will run a root shell, and you should be able to change the root passwd. There is a way to disable the feature, I recall it being in rc.conf somewhere. Regards, d. +-------------------------------------------------------+ | Dean Hollister, | dean@odyssey.apana.org.au | | Perth, Western Australia. | deanh@iinet.net.au | +-------------------------------------------------------+
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