Thanks. Unfortunately, running fdisk -p (-l is an invalid option) tells me the "fdisk: mounted root fs resource doesn't match expectations (regexec returned 1)"
Editing the /etc/shadow file requires getting past the problem with not being able to mount the slice rw. -Mathew "When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all." - God; Futurama "We'll get along much better once you accept that you're wrong and neither am I." - Me On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Josh Boon <[email protected]> wrote: > I've never booted a FreeBSD system but from my rough googling you could > just edit the hash directly. > > This md5 password hash would do for now. The password is averageavenger > #password generating command used > md5pass averageavenger B32eK3KY > #hash > $1$B32eK3KY$dfZf8QJCEwQDNRJoapUEI/ > > You'd have to find the physical device you're interested in > #a good start > fdisk -l > > and mount it directly to somewhere in the filesystem and then just edit > the etc/shadow file in the mounted filesystem replacing the full hash for > root with the one above and then you would login in using averageavenger as > the pass when you reboot. Do copy the shadow file > cp etc/shadow{,.old} > first. > > All the best, > Josh > > > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Mathew Snyder" <[email protected]> > *To: *"Richard E.MGH Morse" <[email protected]> > *Cc: *"Bblisa@Bblisa. Org" <[email protected]>, "<[email protected]>" < > [email protected]> > *Sent: *Tuesday, October 23, 2012 2:50:23 PM > *Subject: *Re: [BBLISA] Reset root password on FreeBSD > > > I tried the toor option. Didn't work. I guess these people are smarter > than the average vendor. ;) > > I've booted to installation media and selected the single-user mode. I've > got the shell but when I attempt to follow the steps I've found on various > sites it doesn't work. Generally, they all follow the same procedure: > > mount -a (or mount -u /) > passwd > > However, this doesn't accomplish anything. when I look at df I'm only > seeing the installation media and devfs as mounted. I looked at /dev but > can't make out which, if any, of the entries are the partition I'm trying > to mount. > > When I run passwd it seems to be executing from the installation media as > it fails to change the password due to what I've ascertained is a problem > making changes to a read-only filesystem. After I ran mount -o rw -a I get > the same result. > > Any further help is appreciated. > -Mathew > > "When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at > all." - God; Futurama > > "We'll get along much better once you accept that you're wrong and > neither am I." - Me > > > > On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Morse, Richard E.MGH < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> You might also try using the 'toor' account -- this usually exists on >> FreeBSD, although I forget if it needs a password -- but if the vendor >> isn't paying attention they might have left this account unrestricted. >> >> Ricky >> >> On Oct 23, 2012, at 11:50 AM, Mathew Snyder wrote: >> >> > Thanks guys. I'm downloading an ISO right now. >> > >> > -Mathew >> > >> > "When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at >> > all." - God; Futurama >> > >> > "We'll get along much better once you accept that you're wrong and >> neither >> > am I." - Me >> > >> > >> > >> > On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:48 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> I haven't *tested* this, but I'm 99% sure it works: >> >> >> >> 1. Download a copy of the 9.0 install media. >> >> 2. Boot to the 'live CD' option. >> >> 3. Mount the root fs somewhere. >> >> 4. chroot into it. >> >> 5. `passwd` >> >> >> >> It's *possible* but not likely that the live CD will also want a >> password, >> >> in which case you can choose 'shell' instead of 'live CD'. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:21:11AM -0400, Mathew Snyder wrote: >> >>> We have a single FreeBSD server installed by a vendor. They have let >> it >> >> sit >> >>> idle for who knows how long before coming around for a full >> >> configuration. >> >>> In that time, their default admin account has expired and no one kept >> >> track >> >>> of the root password. Now it needs to be reset. >> >>> >> >>> Unfortunately, they configured single-user mode to require said root >> >>> password. This is quite a hinderance, naturally. I'm not familiar with >> >> the >> >>> BSDs. Can someone point me in the direction of instructions for >> reseting >> >> a >> >>> password with boot media or something. Everything I've found online so >> >> far >> >>> assumes no password for single-user mode. >> >>> >> >>> -Mathew >> >>> >> >>> "When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything >> at >> >>> all." - God; Futurama >> >>> >> >>> "We'll get along much better once you accept that you're wrong and >> >> neither >> >>> am I." - Me >> >> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> bblisa mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> http://www.bblisa.org/mailman/listinfo/bblisa >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > bblisa mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://www.bblisa.org/mailman/listinfo/bblisa >> >> >> >> The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it >> is >> addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the >> e-mail >> contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance >> HelpLine at >> http://www.partners.org/complianceline . 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