Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 17:16:07 -0700 From: Nathan Kinkade <nkinkade@dsl-only.com> To: <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Fresh install, not prompted for root password? Message-ID: <20020722171607.3700a8fe.nkinkade@dsl-only.com> In-Reply-To: <1027368725.3d3c67156c697@netmail.pipex.net> References: <1027368725.3d3c67156c697@netmail.pipex.net>
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On Mon, 22 Jul 2002 21:12:05 +0100 <sroberts@dsl.pipex.com> wrote: > > Hello, > I just a FreeBSD box here (from 4.4 Rel CD set) and after > rebooting, I > wasn't prompted for root's password at the console login. > > Did I miss a step somewhere? > > Stacey You shouldn't get prompted for root's password. You should simply get a login prompt...like "login: ". Also, what type of prompt do you get, if any? What do you see when you reboot? Need more information. Nathan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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