Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 17:55:34 -0400 From: William Freeman <wdf@picusnet.com> To: Matthew Smart <mcsmart@eecs.umich.edu> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: forgotten root passwd Message-ID: <390F4ED6.D49BEC40@picusnet.com> References: <NDBBKIOJPKBINCPCMCMDEEFNCGAA.mcsmart@eecs.umich.edu>
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And, you can't just do: # rm <path/to>/.zshrc why? Matthew Smart wrote: > > I have a problem similar to a forgotten root > password, and I've been trying to figure out > how to put my FreeBSD box into single-user mode. > > I accidentally created a .zshrc for root with > the single line "alias g `gvim`" so when I try > to log in as root w/o X running I get: > cannot open displayVim: Warning: Output is not to a terminal > and I can't kill the process. > > I'd like to simply delete .zshrc. Thanks. > > mattSMART > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- William D. Freeman (wfreeman@picusnet.com) http://memebers.xoom.com/EvilGNU -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GG d- s+:+ a--- C++ UB+++ P+ L- E--- W++ N-- o-- K- w--- O---- M-- V-- PS--- PE+++ Y- PGP---- t+++ 5-- X+++ R* tv++ b+ DI++++ D---- G- e-- h! r++ !y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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