Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 13:08:24 -0400 (EDT) From: Spike Gronim <spork@cncn.com> To: emk <emk@depeche-mode.com> Cc: freebsd <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: can't log in as root -- please help Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980419130600.390A-100000@pigstuy> In-Reply-To: <353A2E88.4A605EB@depeche-mode.com>
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On Sun, 19 Apr 1998, emk wrote: > hello everyone.. > > call it beginner's bad luck but i made a booboo last night. i changed > the default shell for root to tcsh instead of csh. i *thought* i had > tcsh installed on my machine but unfortunately.. it is not. so now > when i try to log in as root, it says: "/bin/tcsh does not exist" hence > i can't login. after that message, i'm faced with the login prompt > again. i tried using one of my other accounts and changing it to > superuser but i get the same error and can't change to superuser. > > do i need to re-install freebsd? my version is freebsd 2.2.5 > > thanks > > Metin DONT REINSTALL! You don't need to. Reboot the computer. At the "boot:" prompt type "-s" When it says "Type shell path or enter for sh" Or sometihng similar, type enter. type "fsck /" "mount -w /" "fsck /usr" "mount -w /usr" then, type chfn and change your shell to a valid one. -Spike Gronim spork@cncn.com "Hacker, n: One who hacks real good" --Computer Contradictionary To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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