Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 23:45:08 +0200 (EET) From: Vladimir Kushnir <kushn@mail.kar.net> To: "Nana Ni." <raha49@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problem with ttys file Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811082342230.1182-100000@kushnir.kiev.ua> In-Reply-To: <19981108130117.14499.qmail@hotmail.com>
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On Sun, 8 Nov 1998, Nana Ni. wrote: > Hi, > > I haev mistakenly changed all of the terminals including console from > "secure" to "insecure" in /etc/ttys file. This file can be written only > by root. There has already been a problem in "su", i.e. because of not > deactivating the Kerberose completely, I can't [and couldn't] do "su" > from another account. So I need to access the system by root to edit the > ttys file, but I can't access to system by root (becasue console is > insecure and su doesn't work!). > I tried to edit the file by booting the machine in single user mode, but > as it mounts "/" file system as read-only file system, it isn't possible > to edit the /etc/ttys. > > Please let me know how I can get rid of it, if anybody has any idea! > You can simply "mount /" while still in single user mode. That should remount "/" RW. Hope this helps, Vladimir > > Raha > ===========================|======================= Vladimir Kushnir | kushn@mail.kar.net, | Powered by FreeBSD kushnir@ap3.bitp.kiev.ua | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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