From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Dec 10 15:21:41 2000 From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 10 15:21:39 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtppop2pub.verizon.net (smtppop2pub.gte.net [206.46.170.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5547D37B400 for ; Sun, 10 Dec 2000 15:21:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp-out1.bellatlantic.net (smtp-out1.bellatlantic.net [199.45.39.156]) by smtppop2pub.verizon.net with ESMTP for ; id RAA65544765 Sun, 10 Dec 2000 17:20:42 -0600 (CST) Received: from yahoo.com (adsl-141-158-2-7.phila.adsl.bellatlantic.net [141.158.2.7]) by smtp-out1.bellatlantic.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id SAA14041 for ; Sun, 10 Dec 2000 18:21:33 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <3A340EE7.1FD53D3D@yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 18:16:55 -0500 From: Andrey Mavrichev X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en]C-CCK-MCD BA45DSL (WinNT; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: shell Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi! I have installed a FreeBSD on my computer two days ago, and I am new at this. While attempting to change the shell (from csh to tcsh) that is loaded for root, I made a mistake. I used the "vipw" command, and accidently typed "kcsh" instead of "tcsh" (a stupid mistake, I know). I realized this only after I saved and rebooted the system - and it was too late. I do not have any other users through which I can get into the system, and logging as a root only gives an error message that it can't find the "kcsh" shell. I tried the installation boot floppies to get into the setup utility, but this didn't work. Can you suggest any methods other than re-installation of the system that can be used to start the proper shell and correct the mistake? Are there any login commands or options that can be used to start a shell, or is there any way to get into the set-up utility? Thank you for your time, next time I'll try to be more careful, Andrey. mavrichev@yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message