Resetting Password FreeBSD 5.3

[Garrett Cooper]

Monitored24/7 wrote:
> Hello,
>
> How do I reset my password on my server running
> FreeBSD 5.3.  I'm not a UNIX guy and desperately need
> to get access to some data on my server, which has
> been sitting, in the closet for 2 years!! 
>
> Please help :(   Thank you.
>
> Joseph
Restart the machine, boot into single user mode, mount your / slice as 
r/w, and type in passwd. The same thing can be basically done via a 
LiveCD as well if you have one lying around in the post-installation 
options.
-Garrett