Lost Password
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Lost Root Password
These instructions apply to the FreekBox, either version 2 or 3
- Ask the adopter to bring the box in.
- Put the box on the network in the tech support office or build.
- boot to grub
- lessdisks boot options.
- boot to lessdisks.
- login as root.
- "mount /dev/hda3 /mnt"
- "chroot /mnt"
- "passwd"
- change password
- "sync"
- reboot
Alternatively one can boot the box using a knoppix cd, a rescue floppy, or a Toms Root Boot disk, then login as root and proceed as above.
- "mount /dev/hda3 /mnt"
- "chroot /mnt"
- "passwd"
- change password
- "sync"
- reboot
The procedure can be used for distributions other than the freekbox2 or 3, but you first need to determine the name of the root partition for the mount command.