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From: David Nugent <davidn@unique.usn.blaze.net.au>
Subject: Re: kern/3364: Cannot Login as root
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The following reply was made to PR kern/3364; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: David Nugent <davidn@unique.usn.blaze.net.au>
To: samath@freefall.freebsd.org
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: kern/3364: Cannot Login as root
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 21:41:25 +1000

 On Mon Apr 21 00:46:09 EST 1997, samath@freefall.freebsd.org writes:
 > >Description:
 > When you change the login shell using vipw of the root to 
 > a file name that is not existing file name, you can never login as 
 > root to  change the setting back
 
 su -m  or  boot single-user (which gives you /bin/sh, or a shell
 of your choice - the passwd database is never consulted).
 
 Regards,
 
 David Nugent - Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia
 Voice +61-3-9791-9547  Data/BBS +61-3-9792-3507  3:632/348@fidonet
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