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Subject: Re: i cannot login as root
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On 06/15/2010 02=3A29 PM=2C Giorgos Tsiapaliokas wrote=3A
=3E my root acc is using csh=2E
=3E
=3E i tried via singel user mode to change it but it said that it is a read=
-only
=3E enviroment=2E=3A=28
=3E
=3E  =20
Did you try mount -o rw / to remount your / =28root=29 partition read write=
=3F
If you where using portmaster to update/upgrade your ports this should
not affect root=27s csh or csh at all=2C though=2E

Also when you have remounted your / partition read write in single user
mode you can use vipw to make sure root=27s shell is /bin/csh or change
this if it=27s not the case=2E

What error do you get=2C when you try to login as root in multi user mode=
=3F

A websearch on recover freebsd root password might help also

Good luck=2E


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