How to reset root password on FreeNAS 11.0

In case you lost your root password on FreeNAS 11.0, we can easily reset our password via FreeNAS console. This tutorial is going to show you how to reset root password on FreeNAS 11.0. In order to reset root password, make sure you have access to the console. Below is the FreeNAS 11.0 Console looks like

In order to reset root password, from the console type 7 and then press Enter. Now you need to enter the new root password.

Once completed, you will see something like this

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One Comment

  1. Mohon maaf lahir dan batin.
    I am trying to recover my FreeNAS user name and password.
    But every time I try to get the “console” scree, it comes up with
    C:\Users\TOM\Desktop>
    How can I get the same console screen as you, BLANK, please ? Then I can start to recover my username and password.
    I am using FreeNAS 9.3 and W7.
    Many Thanks ! TOM

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