Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Thu, 8 Jul 2004 15:19:14 +0100 (BST)
From:      "Jon Mercer" <jon.mercer@achean.com>
To:        michaelj@nts-online.net
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 
Message-ID:  <63104.217.33.199.34.1089296354.squirrel@webmail.achean.com>
In-Reply-To: <MIECIPFEFPEOCCFADKPBAEGECNAA.michaelj@ntscom.com>
References:  <MIECIPFEFPEOCCFADKPBAEGECNAA.michaelj@ntscom.com>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Easiest way would be to reboot into single user mode, start the /bin/csh
shell from the prompt, mount all the file systems and edit the /etc/passwd
file back to a sensible shell.

Following that, keep your linux administrator away from it, or put him on
a course. ;-)

> I have a question.  One of the new guys went into one of our BSD servers
> and
> changed the root environment from the default to /bin/bash and bash isn't
> installed on this box, therefore we are having trouble su'ing in and even
> logging in at the console.  Anyone have any ideas on how to get in.
>
> Mike
>
> _______________________________________________
> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list
> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
> To unsubscribe, send any mail to
> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
>



Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?63104.217.33.199.34.1089296354.squirrel>