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From: Daniel Baker <dbaker@Concorde-Mail.NeoSoft.COM>
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions
Subject: Re: How do one regain 'root' passwd?
Date: Sun, 7 May 1995 21:45:27 -0500
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On 7 May 1995, McLemore wrote:
> We have a free-bsd box that someone else installed and then they forgot
> the password for the 'root' account.
Just reboot, and when prompted for kernel options, type in
-s
> How do we get this back without reinstalling the entire system from
> scratch?
Do the above.
> 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.
Read-Only mode? Well, if so, then type in:
umount -a
mount -a
> Pleaseeeeeeeeee help...
Daniel Baker -- NeoSoft Student Assistant (UseNet, FTP & FreeNet Admin.)
DBaker@NeoSoft.COM
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