From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 4 17:00:46 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB57116A406 for ; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 17:00:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kayve@sfsu.edu) Received: from iron1.sfsu.edu (iron1.sfsu.edu [130.212.10.35]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B48B513C4BC for ; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 17:00:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kayve@sfsu.edu) Received: from smtp01.sfsu.edu ([130.212.10.100]) by iron1.sfsu.edu with ESMTP; 04 Apr 2007 10:00:46 -0700 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ao8CAGx2E0aC1Apk/2dsb2JhbAA Received: from libra.sfsu.edu ([130.212.10.238]) by mail05a.sfsu.edu (Lotus Domino Release 7.0) with ESMTP id 2007040410004446-2009 ; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 10:00:44 -0700 Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 10:00:44 -0700 (PDT) From: KAYVEN RIESE To: doug@safeport.com In-Reply-To: <20070404125452.M18358@fledge.watson.org> Message-ID: References: <20070403020736.8549C241BF@freebsd-stable.sentex.ca> <20070404125452.M18358@fledge.watson.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on MAIL05a/SERVERS/SFSU(Release 7.0|August 18, 2005) at 04/04/2007 10:00:44, Serialize by Router on SMTP01/SERVERS/SFSU(Release 7.0HF265 | May 12, 2006) at 04/04/2007 10:00:46, Serialize complete at 04/04/2007 10:00:46 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: single user mode buildwerld failures X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:00:46 -0000 i don't know what all the prompts where because i was in single user mode. i need diagnostic advice There should be a backup of your old /etc dir here: /var/tmp/etc Boot in single user mode, do a mount -a and copy the backup passwd file to /etc This should enable you to login again. There is a but... There might have been changes made during the buildworld process, obviously, those are missing in the backup file. Make sure all your programs are running as expected... i found a passwd file in /var/tmp/etc and moved it to what i thought should be the correct place, but i still couldn't log in On Wed, 4 Apr 2007, doug wrote: > On Wed, 4 Apr 2007, KAYVEN RIESE wrote: > >> >> i didn't know what was happening when i dropped to single user >> mode i got all these different prompts and i didn't know how >> to answer the questions. i have posted information on >> experts exchange: >> >> http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Unix/BSD/FreeBSD/Q_22484972.html >> >> http://www.experts-exchange.com/OS/Unix/BSD/FreeBSD/Q_22483843.html >> >> http://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/System_Utilities/Diagnostics/Q_22470294.html >> >> currently, i feel i have found my /etc/passwd and restored it to the >> proper location, but i still can't log on to my computer >> _______________________________________________ > Post what happened here. >