On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 13:26:30 +0400, Yuri Pankov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Jul 07, 2007 at 11:15:41AM +0200, Zbigniew Szalbot wrote: >> Hello, >> >> On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 10:48:52 +0200, Zbigniew Szalbot >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Hello, >> > >> > Not sure how it came about but I just realized that my for new FBSD >> > installation root user is without a password. When I log in remotely > and >> > want to use chpass to add a password for user root I am presented with > vi >> > editor in which I guess I could theoretically insert it. But this > process >> > was always interactive. How should I add a password for user root > (remote >> > login as root is disabled). Do I need to access that box physically > and >> > type it on the console or can I set it remotely? >> >> Stupid me. Instead of waiting for your advice I went ahead and entered a >> password in the vi editor, then saved. Unfortunately, this password is > not >> accepted when I su. Is there any hope for me other than reinstallting > the >> whole system? >> >> Thank you! >> >> -- Zbigniew Szalbot
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