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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!uunet!decwrl!netcomsv!netcom.com!hasty From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) Subject: Re: HELP ! Can't login as root after system crash Message-ID: <1992Oct31.170346.8755@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) References: <1992Oct31.114143.9698@uni-paderborn.de> Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1992 17:03:46 GMT Lines: 20 In article <1992Oct31.114143.9698@uni-paderborn.de> tln@uni-paderborn.de (TL NGUYEN) writes: > Hi there, > > I have a problem with 386bsd. I can't login as "root" after a system > crash. The system requests after rebooting a root password! Usually i don't > need a password to login as root. I've tried anything but I still can't get > in. Any ideas ? > Can i use the "fixdisk" to recover the system ? If yes, how can i do that ? > Is a new installation the unique solution ? I hope not ! :( > > Thanks in advance, > Lam. > Boot from a bootable 386bsd floppy, fixit, ..,etc, mount your hard disk on /mnt proceed to investigate in /etc your password files, etc... Amancio