Root pwd and single user mode question
I loaded FreeBSD on one of my old PCs a few years ago. I wanted to start using it again, but I can't remember what the root password was. I'm sure I used the default, but I tried hitting enter and using password, root, r00t, sysadmin, admin and a few others to no avail. Can anyone tell me some others to try? Alternately, I tried logging into the box in single-user mode to change it. However, when I got to the boot: prompt and typed -s, it proceeded to do a normal boot. I'm not exactly sure which verion I have, but the book was The complete FreeBSD 3rd edition and the CDs are dated June 2000. Any tips would be most appreciated, Pat Wilcox __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Root pwd and single user mode question
It's boot -s and then you can passwd root Sincerely, Scott Kupferschmidt ISPrime, Inc. 866.502.4678 ext. 3 AIM: Scott ISPrime - ICQ: 174337249 On Sat, 31 Jan 2004, Patrick Wilcox wrote: I loaded FreeBSD on one of my old PCs a few years ago. I wanted to start using it again, but I can't remember what the root password was. I'm sure I used the default, but I tried hitting enter and using password, root, r00t, sysadmin, admin and a few others to no avail. Can anyone tell me some others to try? Alternately, I tried logging into the box in single-user mode to change it. However, when I got to the boot: prompt and typed -s, it proceeded to do a normal boot. I'm not exactly sure which verion I have, but the book was The complete FreeBSD 3rd edition and the CDs are dated June 2000. Any tips would be most appreciated, Pat Wilcox __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Root pwd and single user mode question
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday 31 January 2004 11:33 am, Patrick Wilcox wrote: I loaded FreeBSD on one of my old PCs a few years ago. I wanted to start using it again, but I can't remember what the root password was. I'm sure I used the default, but I tried hitting enter and using password, root, r00t, sysadmin, admin and a few others to no avail. Can anyone tell me some others to try? Alternately, I tried logging into the box in single-user mode to change it. However, when I got to the boot: prompt and typed -s, it proceeded to do a normal boot. A few things - there isn't a default root password. You either set it or you don't Nextly (grin) for single user mode to change the root password, look here. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/admin.html#FORGOT-ROOT-PW - -- Best regards, Chris -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.8 iQA/AwUBQBvaxA+T/4DAG8NjEQJfnwCeM37Jgb6X7o2vjdBeWc9CrXD69eoAoLwg h7PYXfgxNTTb8Bpd3OIllbpN =qJ+Y -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Root pwd and single user mode question
On Saturday 31 January 2004 18:33, Patrick Wilcox wrote: I loaded FreeBSD on one of my old PCs a few years ago. I wanted to start using it again, but I can't remember what the root password was. I'm sure I used the default, but I tried hitting enter and using password, root, r00t, sysadmin, admin and a few others to no avail. Can anyone tell me some others to try? Alternately, I tried logging into the box in single-user mode to change it. However, when I got to the boot: prompt and typed -s, it proceeded to do a normal boot. You have to type boot -s. I'm not exactly sure which verion I have, but the book was The complete FreeBSD 3rd edition and the CDs are dated June 2000. I'd say 3.3 or 3.4. But that doesn't matter. -Harry Any tips would be most appreciated, Pat Wilcox __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free web site building tool. Try it! http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ps/sb/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] pgp0.pgp Description: signature
