Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:58:11 -0500 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> Cc: Jesse Sheidlower <jester@panix.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't log in as root on new 7.0 install Message-ID: <20080414175811.GA18380@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> In-Reply-To: <20080414171645.GJ31602@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20080414143503.GA8718@panix.com> <20080414171645.GJ31602@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
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On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 01:16:45PM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > Well, the two things I would guess are: there is a syntax error in > adding your regular id to the wheel group and you are typing in the > root password incorrectly. In ancient times I had IRIX lock out a user because there was a space at the end of their entry in /etc/passwd. Not hardly believing it myself, made a link copy of csh with a space at the end and the user could login. Fixed /etc/passwd, deleted the link, and placed a trouble report with SGI. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.
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