Update Question 10.12:

- Mark up "Boot:" with <literal>
- Mark up Enter with <keycap>
- Add options to mount(8) (suggested by trhodes)
- Add paragraphs about the case when system has insecure console or
  encrypted partitions

Reviewed by:  trhodes, danger
Approved by:  gabor
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Gabor Pali 2008-06-21 07:30:46 +00:00
parent a4f12ad51b
commit ddec5ce072
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-08 03:00:23 +00:00
svn path=/head/; revision=32328

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</question><answer>
<para>Do not panic! Restart the system, type
<userinput>boot -s</userinput> at the Boot: prompt to
<userinput>boot -s</userinput> at the <literal>Boot:</literal> prompt to
enter Single User mode. At the question about the shell to
use, hit ENTER. You will be dropped to a &prompt.root;
prompt. Enter <command>mount -u /</command> to remount
use, hit <keycap>Enter</keycap>. You will be dropped to a &prompt.root;
prompt. Enter <command>mount -urw /</command> to remount
your root filesystem read/write, then run <command>mount
-a</command> to remount all the filesystems. Run
<command>passwd root</command> to change the
<username>root</username> password then run &man.exit.1;
to continue booting.</para>
<note>
<para>If you are still prompted to give the
<username>root</username> password when entering the Single
User mode, it means that the console has been marked as
<literal>insecure</literal> in
<filename>/etc/ttys</filename>. In this case it will be required to
boot from an &os; installation disk,
choose the <guimenuitem>Fixit</guimenuitem> shell from
&man.sysinstall.8; and issue the commands mentioned
above.</para>
</note>
<note>
<para>If you cannot mount your root partition from Single
User mode, it is possible that the partitions are
encrypted and it is impossible to mount them without the
access keys. Your chances are depending on the chosen
implementation. For more information see the section
about encrypted disks in the &os; <ulink
url="&url.books.handbook;/disks-encrypting.html">Handbook</ulink>.</para>
</note>
</answer>
</qandaentry>