Date: Mon, 1 Jun 1998 18:05:33 +0000 (GMT) From: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> To: Marco Shaw <marco@nbnet.nb.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HELP! no shell Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980601175856.1564A-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <000701bd8db8$a3243580$0a22a10a@ipo10161034010.nbtel.net>
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On Mon, 1 Jun 1998, Marco Shaw wrote: >I just installed my system today. I prefer the BASH shell, so I immediately >changed my shell (root) to BASH. I presumed that it was in /bin/bash and >already installed, BUT it wasn't. Now I can't login as root, I just get >kicked back to the login prompt, and I can't 'su' to root because the groups >aren't setup right! > >How can I get in without reinstalling? My friend suggested I boot a kernel >from the floppy, but how can I get one? I only have the boot floppy and no >'emergency floppy'. -Create the FIXIT floppy under winblows if you haven't already -Boot the boot floppy -Run sysinstall -Choose FIXIT mode from the menu -insert the FIXIT disc -Mount the / partition -vipw -change the shell back to /bin/sh -reboot Your root user should _ALWAYS_ have an available shell in the root partition. You see why now. Bash is not installed unless you install it. When installed using defaults, bash is installed in /usr/local/bin. It is possible to copy bash into /bin as I have done if you really like bash that much. Catchya Later, | UW Mechanical Engineering Jason Wells | http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jcwells/ | 206-633-5994 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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