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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!inquo!bofh.dot!in-news.erinet.com!imci5!imci4!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!news.new-york.net!ritz.mordor.com!ritz From: ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Chris Mauritz) Subject: Re: HELP: lost root passwd X-Newsreader: TIN [UNIX 1.3 950824BETA PL0] Lines: 22 Organization: Mordor International Message-ID: <Drsz7s.MJq@ritz.mordor.com> References: <slegter.832754504@ruunat.fys.ruu.nl> Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 10:45:28 GMT Tom Slegter (slegter@fys.ruu.nl) wrote: : Hello everybody, : : Yesterday I installed FreeBSD 2.1.0 on a Pentium machine. : : Everyting went well until I was so stupid to use chpass to change my : root password. I typed it unencrypted !! : Consequently I cannot login as root anymore. : : How can I become root again so I can change the password file again. : : Please send answers directly to slegter@fys.ruu.nl : : PS I already made two other accounts which work but have limited access. Boot in single user mode (type -s at the "boot:" prompt). Type "passwd your.password.goes.here" shutdown -r now You're back in business. Chris -- Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: ritz@mordor.com | finger/mail info@ritz.mordor.com OR Mordor International | http://www.mordor.com/ 201/212/718 internet access | Modem: (201)433-7343,(212)843-3451