From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 4 17:06:17 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 4BBA316A403 for ; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 17:06:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kayve@sfsu.edu) Received: from iron2.sfsu.edu (iron2.sfsu.edu [130.212.10.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF34013C4B8 for ; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 17:06:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kayve@sfsu.edu) Received: from smtp01.sfsu.edu ([130.212.10.100]) by iron2.sfsu.edu with ESMTP; 04 Apr 2007 10:06:16 -0700 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ao8CAHV3E0aC1Apk/2dsb2JhbAA Received: from libra.sfsu.edu ([130.212.10.238]) by mail05a.sfsu.edu (Lotus Domino Release 7.0) with ESMTP id 2007040410061468-2011 ; Wed, 4 Apr 2007 10:06:14 -0700 Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 10:06:14 -0700 (PDT) From: KAYVEN RIESE To: doug@safeport.com In-Reply-To: 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 10:06:14, Serialize by Router on SMTP01/SERVERS/SFSU(Release 7.0HF265 | May 12, 2006) at 04/04/2007 10:06:16, Serialize complete at 04/04/2007 10:06:16 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 17:06:17 -0000 there were so many steps they didn't seem obvious.. i got halfway thru and realized i was in some prompt for mergemaster -p, or so i thought, so i started over. i had no idea what was happening. i can't log on now. /etc/passwd is gone. i used a freeBSD disk that is certainly old to go to a fixit shell but i didn't know what to do. i can go back to the fixit shell if somebody tells me what to do but i have to *#@&ing walk over to kinkos now to get on the internet. On Wed, 4 Apr 2007, KAYVEN RIESE wrote: > > 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. >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >