> I have a relatively new 5.2 installation and have forgotten the root pw, > although I can log on as a member of group wheel.
> Not sure how to fix this situation. > 1. /etc/master.passwd has perm's of 0600 so afaik can't change this > except as root > 2. rebooting from the installation CD then selecting single user mode > throws me directly into /stand/sysinstall; from there selecting the reset > root pw option is consistently ignored > 3. rebooting into single user mode from the HD, after entering > # mount -t ufs -a > ... > # passwd > the response is > passwd: pam_chauthtok(): error in service module > Anyway I can fix this? > Marty --------------------------------------------- Have you tried not vipw in order to directly manipulate the /etc/master.passwd file ? _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"