Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 17:05:32 +0100 From: Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se> To: Gene Harris <zeus@tetronsoftware.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Root login shell problem Message-ID: <20000127170532.A19350@sr.se> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001270904530.2735-100000@tetron02.tetronsoftware.com>; from zeus@tetronsoftware.com on Thu, Jan 27, 2000 at 09:08:30AM -0600 References: <007a01bf68d5$97f4f880$350a0a0a@bussert.com.Bussert> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001270904530.2735-100000@tetron02.tetronsoftware.com>
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On Thu, Jan 27, 2000 at 09:08:30AM -0600, Gene Harris wrote: > Login is as someone with shutdown rights,and issue the > command shutdown now. This will get you a question asking > you which shell to use when it hits single user mode. Enter > /bin/sh and then you can go to etc and edit your passwd > file. > > I wouldn't autoselect bash as root's shell. Why? If you > ever have a problem with you HD, /usr may not be mounted and > you won't get a shell. I generally leave root with csh and This is NOT a problem with FreeBSD. When you boot in single user mode, you get a question "Use /bin/sh" as login shell. So there's no problem, as I've found with using bash as root's login shell. > then switch to bash when necessary, temporarily. A little > more typing, but... > > *==============================================* > *Gene Harris http://www.tetronsoftware.com* > *FreeBSD Novice * > *All ORBS.org SMTP connections are denied! * > *==============================================* > > On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Matthew Jonkman wrote: > > > I made a typo in my root chsh to point it to /bin/bash rather than > > /usr/local/bin/bash. As a result I'm locked out of my root account. Even if > > I login as root from the console it kicks me back out to a login. > > > > I don't know much about single user mode. Will this allow me to get back in > > to change the shell? > > > > Thanks > > ========================================= > > > > Matthew Jonkman > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- __o regards, Gunnar ---_ \<,_ email: flygt@sr.se ---- (_)/ (_) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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