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From: Grzegorz Dobrowolski <duzy@pjwstk.waw.pl>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Root password
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 09:05:39 +0100
Organization: polsko-Japońska Wyższa Szkoła Technik Komputerowych
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I have a problem with root password. I forgot it.
I used -c option in boot command, but I can't change root password
because root file system is read only.
I can mount device where is root file system elsewhere in read-write
mode, but vipw don't change passwd in eg. /mnt/etc... directory


What should I do ? Help!

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