Re: Root pwd and single user mode question

From: Harald Schmalzbauer (h_at_schmalzbauer.de)
Date: 01/31/04

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    To: Patrick Wilcox <patwx@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 18:44:58 +0100

    On Saturday 31 January 2004 18:33, Patrick Wilcox wrote:
    > I loaded FreeBSD on one of my old PCs a few years ago.
    > I wanted to start using it again, but I can't
    > remember what the root password was. I'm sure I used
    > the default, but I tried hitting enter and using
    > "password", "root", "r00t", "sysadmin", "admin" and a
    > few others to no avail.
    >
    > Can anyone tell me some others to try?
    >
    > Alternately, I tried logging into the box in
    > single-user mode to change it. However, when I got to
    > the boot: prompt and typed -s, it proceeded to do a
    > normal boot.

    You have to type "boot -s".

    >
    > I'm not exactly sure which verion I have, but the book
    > was The complete FreeBSD 3rd edition and the CDs are
    > dated June 2000.

    I'd say 3.3 or 3.4. But that doesn't matter.

    -Harry

    >
    > Any tips would be most appreciated,
    > Pat Wilcox
    >
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