You could always insert a 5.2.1 CD, do a 'Configure' (menu) on /stand/sysinstall, select change root passwd from the menu.
> Hi list, > > We have a client running a fBSD 5.2.1 box that needed its root password > hacked. > > I couldn't boot into single user mode w/o the root password, so I > installed fBSD 5.3 on another machine, and slaved the drive from the > 5.2.1 box in mine. > > Then I tried editting its master.passwd file and removing the root > password: didn't work. > > So then I tried setting it to the hash of a password I knew: didn't > work. > > So then I editted /etc/ttys and set 'secure', booted up in single user > mode, ran 'passwd' and it came back with some failure in pam_chauthtok - > I forget the exact message, but it wasn't any more specific than what > I've described. > > What to do now? Did I do something very wrong? :( Please CC your > response to me (non-subscriber)... > > Thanks... > > Best, > -AL. > > _______________________________________________ > [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]"
