thanks Juan, faq8.1 shows me how to reset my root passord but i could not find anything on recreating the root account. Perhaps I am missing something?
> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:36:18 -0500> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: lost root account> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; misc@openbsd.org> > > --- Jumping Mouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > Hi there, I have inherited an openBSD machine with no root account. > > When I> > boot up in single user mode boot -s and do a cat> > /etc/master.passwd | root> > the only thing I get is: daemon:*:1:1::0:0:The devil> > himself:/root:/sbin/nologin I can't seem to make changes to the> > master.passwd> > account by using vipw in single usermode. I get a message that the> > file is> > locked or busy. Can anyone help in what I can do next? How can I> > add the> > root account back to the master.passwd file. thanks.> > > There is FAQ 8.1 on that.> > // juan> > > Get a sneak peak at messages with a handy reading pane with All new Yahoo! Mail: http://mail.yahoo.ca http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
