Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 12:36:10 +0000 From: Malte Lance <malte@webmore.com> To: Stuart Clarke <s334761@student.uq.edu.au>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: shell. URGENT URGENT URGENT Message-ID: <3.0.32.19980416123610.006fa184@cyclone.degnet.baynet.de>
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Boot in single-user-mode ("-s" at the boot-prompt).
Or make a link "wrong path to a shell" -> login-shell.
Malte Lance
malte@webmore.com
At 20:11 16.04.98 +1000, Stuart Clarke wrote:
>Allright boys and girls, here's a doozy:
>
>I was logged in as root, and was playing around (using chpass) with what
shell I
>was using. I accidentally typed in the wrong path to a shell and now I can't
>login as root any more (it says that it can't find the shell, and returns
to the
>login prompt).
>
>I've only created one other user since installing BSD, and it doesn't have
any
>privelages to speak of.
>
>How the hell can I get to log in as root again? If I could only get to the
>/etc/passwd file!
>
>Please help me with this, 'cause it's rather urgent (assignments to do)
>
>Thanks to anyone who can help,
>
>Stu
>
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