Subject: Re: forgot root password?
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Christos Zoulas <christos@zoulas.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 05/23/2000 01:06:57
In article <Pine.BSI.4.05L.10005221755510.970-100000@NameServer.Culver.Net>,
Mike Cheponis <mac@Wireless.Com> wrote:
> A friend of mine forgot the root password on his NetBSD box.
> 
> How can he reset the password?  

boot single user, mount -u /, edit password file.
If the machine asks for a root password in single user, he needs to boot
from floppy and then mount root manually.

christos