Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 18:02:34 +0000 From: Adam Nealis <adamn@csl.com> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: [Fwd: chmod to death!] Message-ID: <37274D3A.2C71B801@csl.com>
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Forwarded to the list as per convention;-). Adam Nealis wrote: > > davebullock@dwindledistribution.com wrote: > > > > were would my filesystem be mounted? > You have to mount it yourself by hand IIRC. So I suppose you > need to remember how to mount /. > > I would try > > mkdir -p /mnt/root > mount /dev/wd0s1a /mnt/root > > and you ought to have your "real" root partition under > /mnt/root. so > > cd /mnt/root > > and you can start to fix the permissions. > > > _______________________________________________________________________________ > > Subject: Re: chmod to death! > > From: Adam Nealis <adamn@csl.com> at internet > > Date: 4/28/99 5:28 PM > > > > davebullock@dwindledistribution.com wrote: > > > > > > I really blew it... I did 'chmod -R 4755 /' > > > Now I can't log in. I have tried doing upgrade and install and neither have > > > worked. When I try to use a holographic shell it just says 'Error ( expected' > > > and when I put an open parenthesis in front of my command it gives me a '>' > > and > > > then when I enter commands on that line nothing happens all I can do is 'Ctl- > > C' > > > out of it. > > > > > > What can I do to save my system or do I have to newfs? > > Can you boot the live filesystem on CD 2 of the > > distribution? That should give you access to your filesystem > > mounted and also some utils in /mnt2/stand and /stand. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > Name: RFC822.TXT > > RFC822.TXT Type: Plain Text (text/plain) > > Encoding: 7bit To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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