<br>If you've forgotten the root password, you'll need to follow the following procedure to reset it so you can login as root. This is most helpful to people who've just purchased a used NeXT but don't know what the root password is.
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<br>Reboot the system.
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<br>Immdeiately after the "Testing System" message is replaced with "Loading from disk", hold down the right command key and press the tilde (~) on the numeric keypad. You are now at the ROM monitor.
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<br>Boot the machine into single user mode. Most people boot off the hard disk, and should type the following at the ROM monitor prompt:
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<br>NeXT> bsd -s
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<br>Once the system has started and dumps you at a root prompt, you need to make sure NetInfo and other services get started. Do this by typing:
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<br># sh /etc/rc &
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<br>Set the root password using:
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<br># passwd root
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<br>Now, reboot the system and you can use the new password.