Hitchhiker's Guide to Openbsd

8 - General Questions
Table of Contents
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8.1 - I forgot my root password, what do I do now?
 
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8.2 - X won't start, I get lots of error messages
 
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8.3 - Can I use programming language "L" on OpenBSD?
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8.4 - What is the ports tree?
 
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8.5 - What are packages?
 
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8.6 - Should I use Ports or Packages?
 
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8.8 - Is there any way to use my floppy drive if it's not attached during boot?
 
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8.9 - OpenBSD Bootloader (i386, amd64 specific)
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8.10 - Using S/Key on your OpenBSD system
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8.12 - What OpenBSD platforms support SMP?
 
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8.13 - I sometimes get Input/output error when trying to use my tty devices
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8.14 - What web browsers are available for OpenBSD?
 
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8.15 - How do I use the mg editor?
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8.16 - ksh(1) does not appear to read my .profile!
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8.17 - Why does my /etc/motd file get written over when I modified it?
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8.20 - Antialiased and TrueType fonts in X
 
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8.21 - Does OpenBSD support any journaling filesystems?
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8.22 - Reverse DNS or Why is it taking so long for me to log in?
 
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8.23 - Why do the OpenBSD web pages not conform to HTML4/XHTML?
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8.24 - Why is my clock off by twenty-some seconds?
 
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8.25 - Why is my clock off by several hours?
8.1 - I forgot my root password, what do I do now?
The basic process to regain root is to boot into single user mode, mount the relevant partitions (
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8 - General Questions
usr
), run 
passwd(1)
 to change the root password. You can then boot and login normally. 
The detailed process: 
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