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Re: HOWTO: Recover lost root password
by asdf on Thursday May 30, @08:57AM
when tried to run mount, it said mount not found, tried to run /sbin/mount -t ufs -a, it said the /var and /usr filesystem is not clean, can't mount read/write. please advise what to do in this situation... thanks!!!

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    Re: HOWTO: Recover lost root password
    by Jason on Friday May 31, @10:03AM
    If the filesystem is dirty, you shall have to make it clean before you can mount it. You may be prompted to fix problems :(

    I would try this:

    Boot to single user mode as presicribed above, then run a filesystem check and mount the partitions, like so:

    /sbin/fsck -p
    /sbin/mount -a

    Next, follow the instructions for setting the password.

    I hope this helps...
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