In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Julian H. Stacey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: > Amandeep wrote: > > Hi all, > > First, please do Not cross post, we have a rule about that ! > > ... so I dropped cc freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, > > > Is there a way to reset the root passwd without reinstalling FreeBSD 4.7. > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Aman > > passwd root
Except you have to know the root password for that to work. > [ Except maybe ] > Various things get crippled now, in the name of avoiding > `shooting self in the foot' accidents by neophytes. So maybe > if you're running at a higher kernel security level you > might need to turn that off. Don't know how though, I never > cripple my root access. (& similarly hate eg fdisk -a being > similarly crippled by sysctl, in the same name of neophyte > foot shooting prevention ) I always looked at that as a security feature, not a neophyte protection feature. I turn it on for my goats. <mike -- Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information. _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"