From owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 12 16:19:57 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6EF6F16A4CE for ; Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:19:57 +0000 (GMT) Received: from scooter.csds.uidaho.edu (scooter.csds.uidaho.edu [129.101.154.80]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F18843D45 for ; Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:19:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jond@uidaho.edu) Received: from scooter.csds.uidaho.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i6CGJueh004777 for ; Mon, 12 Jul 2004 09:19:56 -0700 Received: from localhost (jond@localhost)i6CGJuoX004774 for ; Mon, 12 Jul 2004 09:19:56 -0700 X-Authentication-Warning: scooter.csds.uidaho.edu: jond owned process doing -bs Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 09:19:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Jon DeShirley X-X-Sender: jond@scooter.csds.uidaho.edu To: freebsd-security@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20040709174707.K45935@walter> Message-ID: References: <40EECA19.3925.EDD9BBEB@localhost> <20040709142246.30a96c9f.djb@unixan.com> <20040709174707.K45935@walter> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: Re: Root users shell == no existantshell /bin/bash X-BeenThere: freebsd-security@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Security issues [members-only posting] List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 16:19:57 -0000 On Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Jason Stone wrote: > 1) the original poster is screwed - sorry dude, you'll have to shutdown. I thought he already mentioned that single user didn't work for him. I'm also supprised no one has suggested the FixIt disk or taking the drive out and putting it in another machine, since he obviously has physical access to the system. All he has to do is mount / and vipw -d . (we now return you to your regularly scheduled bikeshed discussion)