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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!classic.iinet.com.au!news.uoknor.edu!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!paladin.american.edu!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!news-e1a.megaweb.com!newstf01.news.aol.com!newsbf02.news.aol.com!not-for-mail From: mclemore@aol.com (McLemore) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: How do one regain 'root' passwd? Date: 7 May 1995 19:44:55 -0400 Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Lines: 13 Sender: root@newsbf02.news.aol.com Message-ID: <3ojm1n$ago@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Reply-To: mclemore@aol.com (McLemore) NNTP-Posting-Host: newsbf02.mail.aol.com We have a free-bsd box that someone else installed and then they forgot the password for the 'root' account. How do we get this back without reinstalling the entire system from scratch? I tried booting in single-user mode but that just put in my a read-only mode and even if it didn't, I'd guess it would still probably want me to KNOW the old passwd to change it. Pleaseeeeeeeeee help...