Re: Root password problem

To: "Jeremy C. Reed" <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost>
Subject: Re: Root password problem
From: Stephen Borrill <netbsd%precedence.co.uk@localhost>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 08:51:50 +0100 (BST)

On Thu, 2 Oct 2008, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:

Please have a look at
http://www.netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/chap-misc.html#chap-misc-forgot-root-password


What that misses is the step required to fix the OP's error which was:
The password file is busy, waiting...
The password file is still busy, try again later.

Follow the guide, but just prior to to running the passwd command, type:
rm /etc/ptmp

--
Stephen

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