I did it, and now I need to undo it...
I need to reset my root password; I am running FreeBSD 5.2.1 and golly!, going to single user mode no longer works to change a password -- one gets an authentication error; I have complete control of the box, it's in my lab. What do I do to change the password and bring the machine back to normal use? If necessary I can grab the password file(s) and run a cracker, though I will need instructions as to how to do that exactly. (And yes, this problem is my own fault...) ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: I did it, and now I need to undo it...
Hi! Since single user doesn't work anymore I would try the use a LiveCD. Once you mounted your root partition you chroot in there and change the password. That should work. I didn't try, though. Ben On Wednesday 10 November 2004 19:29, Jules Gilbert wrote: I need to reset my root password; I am running FreeBSD 5.2.1 and golly!, going to single user mode no longer works to change a password -- one gets an authentication error; I have complete control of the box, it's in my lab. What do I do to change the password and bring the machine back to normal use? If necessary I can grab the password file(s) and run a cracker, though I will need instructions as to how to do that exactly. (And yes, this problem is my own fault...) ___ [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: I did it, and now I need to undo it...
I need to reset my root password; I am running FreeBSD 5.2.1 and golly!, going to single user mode no longer works to change a password -- one gets an authentication error; I have complete control of the box, it's in my lab. What do I do to change the password and bring the machine back to normal use? What I've done in the past is to use the FreeBSD Install cd that you used to install the system and use the set root password feature. It has been very successful. -- If I write a signature, my emails will appear more personalised. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I benched the machine (I have many of these boxes, a friend of mine and I built these but I didn't have a basis to use these until now -- and now I need them to run TODAY (well, tomorrow but no later.) I am pretty sure that benching them is required, as on the rack, these machines have no terminal or keyboard. Okay, so one by one I bench them and I bring them up: a) safe mode doesn't seem to accomplish much -- what am I doing wrong? (These are boxes intended for computation, no X.) b) My basic problem now is how to I set the file system to rw -- it's stuck in read-only. I can't update the disk without write permission on the fs. One other thing; I get into single user mode, go to /stand and do a ./sysinstall That seems to work best for me YMMV --jg PS: Thank you. and YMMV == your milage may vary ---BeginMessage--- I need to reset my root password; I am running FreeBSD 5.2.1 and golly!, going to single user mode no longer works to change a password -- one gets an authentication error; I have complete control of the box, it's in my lab. What do I do to change the password and bring the machine back to normal use? What I've done in the past is to use the FreeBSD Install cd that you used to install the system and use the set root password feature. It has been very successful. -- If I write a signature, my emails will appear more personalised. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---End Message--- ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
