Mini FAQ: How do I get in?

• Non-ADB keyboards
  
  • If the system is running, hold down BOTH command keys and press the ` key which is over the 7 on the keypad. That bring up the "NMI Mini monitor". Enter halt which will sync and halt the system and then bring you to the ROM monitor.
    
  • If the system NOT is running, power on the machine and wait until the "Testing System" message passes, and then hold down BOTH command keys and press the ` key which is over the 7 on the keypad.
    
  
  
• ADB keyboards
  Hold down both the Left ALT key and the Command Bar, and press the ~ (tilde) key WITHOUT pressing the shift key.
  

Q:           How do I boot my NeXT into single-user mode?

A:

From the ROM monitor prompt, enter bsd -s.

– Once you are in, the filesystem will be read-only.
To make any changes you will have to enter the following:
          mount -n -o remount,rw /dev/sd0a /

- If you want to make any changes (ie setting user passwords), you will want to start the NetInfo database by entering
sh /etc/rc &

Q:           How do I modify the root password?

• Goto the ROM Monitor and then boot into Single User mode , then start NetInfo with this command sh /etc/rc & . Use the nu -m command to modify the root password, and reboot the machine!