Date: Mon, 21 Apr 1997 04:50:01 -0700 (PDT) From: David Nugent <davidn@unique.usn.blaze.net.au> To: freebsd-bugs Subject: Re: kern/3364: Cannot Login as root Message-ID: <199704211150.EAA08249@freefall.freebsd.org>
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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 davidn@freebsd.org davidn@blaze.net.au http://www.blaze.net.au/~davidn/
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