Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 13:19:41 +0300 From: "Jimmy Kimanzi" <jimmy@swiftkenya.com> To: "Joshua Oreman" <oremanj@get-linux.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Kuser/root account problem Message-ID: <008801c367cd$bc4c75f0$73c0f050@jish> References: <002c01c3671e$a790a460$73c0f050@jish> <20030820181754.GB23284@webserver>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Hi
It worked !! Thanks alot .
Jimmy.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joshua Oreman" <oremanj@get-linux.org>
To: "Jimmy Kimanzi" <jimmy@swiftkenya.com>
Cc: <questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: Kuser/root account problem
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 04:26:24PM +0300 or thereabouts, Jimmy Kimanzi
wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I used the kuser utility in KDE to add a user to the wheel group and it
seems to have deleted the root account and I can't login as root now .
> > Anyone know how I can fix this ?
> > I'm running FreeBSD 5.1 - RELEASE and KDE 3.1.2.
>
> Try <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<F1>, then login as root. I think kuser probably forgot
to run pwd_mkdb -- lucky for you :-)
>
> If that doesn't work, follow the instructions for a "forgotten root
password"
> ('tis in the FAQ). When you're in single user mode, try `grep root
/etc/master.passwd'.
> If something comes back, type `passwd root' to reset root's password. If
nothing comes back,
> you'll have to add a line for root manually in /etc/master.passwd. Then
run pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd.
> Whatever you do, type `exit' or <Ctrl>+D now.
>
> -- Josh
>
> >
> > Jimmy.
> > _______________________________________________
> > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list
> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to
"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
>
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?008801c367cd$bc4c75f0$73c0f050>