In this article we will have a look at how to reset the root password on FreeBSD 11
- Power on your machine
- At the BSD bootloader press 2 to “Boot Single User”
- The system will boot up to a administrative root shell without asking for a password
- Type “mount -u /”
- Type “passwd root”
- Enter your new password and confirm
- Reboot your machine
- Try logging using your new password
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