Reset FreeBSD root user password: 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 2 key (type 2 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: Sometimes you must use fsck command and next press y->y->y # 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 OR You can just reboot the system: # reboot