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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!ais.net!news.stealth.net!news.ibm.net.il!news.ibm.net!not-for-mail From: enoch@wexler.spamthis.co.il (Enoch Wexler) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Password issues Date: Sun, 18 May 1997 14:16:03 GMT Organization: Unspecified Organisation Lines: 12 Message-ID: <337f0cec.3564540@news.ibm.net.il> References: <337e914c.418331@news.ibm.net.il> NNTP-Posting-Host: alpha.wexler.co.il X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.11/32.235 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:41215 On Sun, 18 May 1997 05:32:31 GMT, Enoch wrote: >I upgraded a 2.1.5 sys to 2.2.2 but forgot to choose a root password. >What is the default password of the new 2.2.2 sys? Found the answer to the above shortly after posting. Pressed the ^C during bootup. The system entered single user (root) mode. Mounted the main disk. Used 'passwd' to set the root's password... So every passerby can do the same...<shiver> Enoch.