From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 16 21:34:10 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48F7D16A4CE for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:34:10 +0000 (GMT) Received: from rproxy.gmail.com (rproxy.gmail.com [64.233.170.192]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5859443D31 for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:34:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from perikillo@gmail.com) Received: by rproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id a41so185594rng for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:34:08 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references; b=lmVx1YxP2QP2zS86vK2abiPggiTdf5oLcb3DW4dWETR6TYYkd7RVwUI7COn7X1PAIspTKVoXY4OooLacxC9onmcqbNlhuHoY8st4goCStAb5CwtdwnAusoMla8TmDmrCZullpbbLHikGXa5TJUv4HsbNJmFy7OTeohMlsMABGlE= Received: by 10.38.151.34 with SMTP id y34mr34022rnd; Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:34:07 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.38.98.35 with HTTP; Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:34:05 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <51d7a51605021613346a1a0766@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:34:05 -0800 From: perikillo To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <44hdkdprew.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <51d7a51605021509103a746a18@mail.gmail.com> <44hdkdprew.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> Subject: Re: login error:cannot not find root directory X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: perikillo List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 21:34:10 -0000 Yes, i check, the /root /.* but they looks correct, i check the propierties and attr of that directory and files, but they look correct. I dont know what more to check :-? Another error i found is went i try to see a manpage the system send this error: mistake# man ls /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1 "/usr/lib/libz.so.2" That cannot find that library, i check those files and they exist, maybe went i was reparin my system i broke the link, could i repair this??? If i make the makeworld again could be fixed???? Thanks. On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:14:02 -0800 (PST), Lowell Gilbert wrote: > perikillo writes: > > > Hi all. > > Look i was hardering my freebsd box 4.10 p5, but i made one mistake: > > "I didnt test my system before i reboot" > > > > I was reading some docs about "security", i use chflags on: > > > > mistake# chflags schg /bin/* > > mistake# chflags schg /sbin/* > > > > Them apply some chmod on /root files: > > > > mistake# chmod 0600 /root/.* (i think :-?) > > > > I was trying to make my root directory only visible by root user. > > But dont remenber wich mod i apply. I made more changes but dont > > remember all. > > > > The result was that went i try to access my box like normal user > > (wheel group), the systema say: > > "error: cannot find root directory" > > > > Them i boot single-user, i input my password: > > > > "init: single-user failed" > > > > Here i could not access my system, my God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > Ok, them get my 3 floppys, kern, mfs, and fixit .flp. I mount / to > > access my system: > > > > -delete the schg label on /bin and /sbin > > mistake#chflags noschg /bin/* > > mistake#chflags noschg /sbin/* > > > > On the root directory, i change my .files attr: > > > > mistake# chmod 0644 /root/.* > > > > I change my ttys, to let root access the system: from insecure -> secure. > > > > I was checking other system with the same version 4.10 p5, and let > > the files attributes on /root and / with the same attributes. > > > > I dont touch the /kernel file, after this change root could > > access the system, but the other users dont have access: > > > > "error: cannot find root directory". > > > > This is my situation right now, could some one give some clues to > > resolve this problem, i dont want to install again the S.O, this > > machine i working very well. > > > > I will apreciate any clue. Thanks all for your time. > > Check the permissions on "/.". >