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PFSense - Password Recovery
Perform the Pfsense server boot and wait for the Welcome menu.
- On the Welcome screen, select the option to enter the Single mode, i.e. option 2.
The system will ask you to enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh:
- Press Enter to have access to the command-line prompt.
Verify if the filesystem is clean
/sbin/fsck -y
NOTE: Enter yes to any prompts, including:
- USE JOURNAL
- RECOVER
- WRITE CHANGES
Pfsense will mark the filesystem as clean.
Remount the root partition as rewritable
/sbin/mount -o rw /
Reset the Password
Execute the password reset command:
/etc/rc.initial.password Do you want to proceed [y|n]? y
NOTE: The WebConfigurator admin password and privileges will be reset to the default (which is “pfsense”).
Reboot
/sbin/reboot