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From: chrisb@stork.cssc-syd.tansu.com.au (Chris Bitmead)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: How does one regain 'root' passwd in BSD? Please help...
Date: 19 May 1995 01:17:37 GMT
Organization: Telecom Australia
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In-reply-to: mclemore@aol.com's message of 7 May 1995 19:50:43 -0400

In article <3ojmcj$ajf@newsbf02.news.aol.com> mclemore@aol.com (McLemore) writes:

>We have a free-bsd box and seem to be locked out of the 'root' account.
>
>How do we figure out what the 'root' password is supposed to be or change
>it without knowing the old password.  
>
>Do I someone boot it from a floppy then mount the volume or ...?

Boot from a floppy, mount the harddisk on /mnt and edit /mnt/etc/passwd.

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Chris Bitmead
chrisb@ind.tansu.com.au