Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:57:28 -0800 From: Jeff BSD <jeff.bsd@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Broken shell - I can't login at all Message-ID: <205376f105021420572470976@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi- I'm in the process of upgrading a 4.6 system to 5.3. When I boot the machine it gets to: ---- init: bin/sh on /etc/rc terminated abnormally, going to single user mode Enter root password, or ^D to go multi-user Password: ---- I enter the password, then: ---- Enter full pathname of shell of RETURN for /bin/sh: pid # (sh), uid 0: exited on signal 12 init: bin/sh on /etc/rc terminated abnormally, going to single user mode Enter root password, or ^D to go multi-user Password: ---- Round and round I go. Sounds like I broke /bin/sh to me. I've messed around in safe mode but I can't see how I can use it to possibly fix my problem, assuming I did do anything to /bin/sh (which I don't think I did - intentionally/directly that is). How do I fix it so I can boot it? A bit of the chicken and the egg, what? Jeff
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