Re: [freebsd-questions] root passwd change

2003-10-22 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Eric Pogroski [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: here's whats needed: presuming a full, multiuser system is running # shutdown now # hit return at the prompt for 'sh' (csh tcsh both go fubar in single-user mode) at this point, all of the filesystems are still mounted # passwd root --- this is

Re: [freebsd-questions] root passwd change

2003-10-22 Thread Eric Pogroski
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 10:06:12 -0400 Lowell Gilbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eric Pogroski [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: here's whats needed: presuming a full, multiuser system is running # shutdown now # hit return at the prompt for 'sh' (csh tcsh both go fubar in single-user mode) at

Re: [freebsd-questions] root passwd change

2003-10-21 Thread Eric Pogroski
On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 08:55:54 -0400 Lowell Gilbert [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eric Pogroski [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 19:37:19 + DanB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there other way to change the root password that been lost without shutting down the computer.

Re: root passwd change

2003-10-20 Thread Lowell Gilbert
DanB [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is there other way to change the root password that been lost without shutting down the computer. Other than hacking the password file, no. At least, I hope not -- that would be a big security hole. ___ [EMAIL

Re: root passwd change

2003-10-20 Thread Eric Pogroski
On Tue, 07 Oct 2003 19:37:19 + DanB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there other way to change the root password that been lost without shutting down the computer. Old way shutdown space barboot -s #mount -t ufs -a #passwd # exit to multiusers. Try this: # shutdown now hit return

root passwd change

2003-10-19 Thread DanB
Is there other way to change the root password that been lost without shutting down the computer. Old way shutdown space barboot -s #mount -t ufs -a #passwd # exit to multiusers. Dan ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list