>i've got a box and i was able to do a boot -s to recover the root passwd. >When i got to the prompt # i've : >-mount -u / >-mount -a > >and then when i type passwd nothing happens. >i've notice that /etc/passwd has a simbolic link to /var/etc/passwd and >also >/usr/bin/passwd >have a simbolic link to /var/etc/passwd. >I've copy accross a bin passwd file from another unix and put it on >the /var/etc/ , however it still doesn't work. >Any ideas how can i work around this.
When I lose the root pass heres what I have to do. Boot -s Then I have to mount the file systems individually but I have to go into wherever the mount binary is and do: ./mount / ./mount /usr then finally ./passwd You wont be able to just type passwd cause it doesn't know where it is. FreeBSD is in dumb mode. I hope I understood your question right. I think I did. Hope it helped. sagacious (Mike) Network administrator The unixhideout network http://www.unixhideout.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
