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Maximus Bones
@bonesmaximus 28, May 2023 12:00 AM
boot FreeBSD into a single user mode
How to boot FreeBSD into a single user mode to reset root password?
answers 2
Answer 1
Andrew Bloodgood
@andrewbloodgood90 09, Jun 2023 09:06 PM
You can just reboot the system:
# sync;sync
# reboot
Answer 2
Joshua Becraft
@joshuabecraft89 09, Jun 2023 09:04 PM
Step # 1: Start FreeBSD server/workstation.
Step # 2: Press Enter key at boot loader.
At Welcome to FreeBSD! boot menu press spacebar key to pause default booting
Type number 4 key (type 4 number) to boot into single user mode
Next you will see the following prompt from system:
When prompted Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh:
Press Enter key to boot into a single user mode. Next, you will be immediately dropped into a single user mode without a root password.
You need to remount / (root) file system in read and write mode with mount command, type the following commands:
# mount -u /
# mount -a
Setup a new password with the passwd command for root user:
# passwd
Next type exit command to boot FreeBSD into multi-user mode environment:
# exit
