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Subject:    Re: i386/15760: I have received a Server, but forget root Password
From:       Steve Price <sprice () hiwaay ! net>
Date:       1999-12-29 10:20:02
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The following reply was made to PR i386/15760; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Steve Price <sprice@hiwaay.net>
To: nasir@lcci.org.pk
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: i386/15760: I have received a Server, but forget root Password
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 04:10:47 -0600 (CST)

 On Tue, 28 Dec 1999 nasir@lcci.org.pk wrote:
 
 # I received one box alongwith full configuration for our ISP setup, but rightnow \
our director forget "root" password. FAQ crack root password is not working.  # 
 # I may get "Disk1s2a:>" prompt but here only following commands  are permitable:
 
 At this prompt type 'boot -s' which will get you into single
 user mode.  From there 'mount -a' to mount all the drives r/w.
 You can remount just the root partition if you like, but this
 will be easiest.  Then use passwd to change root's password
 to whatever you want.
 
 # reboot, heap, bcachestat, boot, autoboot, help/?, shot, set, unset, more, lsdev, \
ls, load/unload, lsmod, pnpscan  # 
 # Though I can see various directories through "ls" & files also. but unable to \
execute those commands.  # 
 # I am using SCO Unix & Linux since many years, but FreeBSD is first experience.
 # 
 # I would be very thankful to you to guide me.
 # I may provide you plain text of root password which is lying in
 # master.passwd shadow file.
 # 
 # Awaiting propmpt reply.
 # 
 # Regards
 # 
 # 
 # (NASIR MAHMOOD)
 # System Manager,
 # Fibre Net,
 # Lahore - Pakistan.
 # E-Mail: nasir@lcci.org.pk
 
 


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