Tag Archives: OpenBSD

Time-zone Setting in Linux and BSDs from Shell

Often the default time-zone in a linux and bsd system does not match our preferences. On a system which we have installed ourself, we may have selected the appropriate time-zone during installation, but as systems administrators we often get our … Continue reading

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Recovering from lost root password in OpenBSD

Want to recover a lost root password in OpenBSD, type boot -s at the boot prompt in OpenBSD hit enter when prompted for shell and enter vt220 as the TERM. boot> boot -s Enter pathname of shell or RETURN for … Continue reading

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