I did it, and now I need to undo it...

[Benjamin Sobotta]

Hi!

Since single user doesn't work anymore I would try the use a LiveCD.
Once you mounted your root partition you chroot in there and change the 
password.
That should work. I didn't try, though.

Ben

On Wednesday 10 November 2004 19:29, Jules Gilbert wrote:
> I need to reset my root password;  I am running FreeBSD 5.2.1 and
> golly!, going to single user mode no longer works to change a password
> -- one gets an authentication error;
>
> I have complete control of the box, it's in my lab.  What do I do to
> change the password and bring the machine back to normal use?
>
> If necessary I can grab the password file(s) and run a cracker, though I
> will need instructions as to how to do that exactly.
>
> (And yes, this problem is my own fault...)
>
>
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