Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 08:44:29 -0800 (PST) From: Eddie Lawhead <eddie@silk.net> To: sporkl@ix.netcom.com Cc: fbsdqs <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Passwords after upgrade Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901170842230.12911-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901170945240.285-100000@PigStuy.nws.net>
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Hello! How did you do the upgrade? /stand/sysinstall or from the source? It sounds like your password databases files were overwritten. If the accounts were still in /etc/passwd then this is almost definatly they case. Eddie H. Lawhead On Sun, 17 Jan 1999, Spike wrote: > > When I upgrade my 2.2.8 system to 3.0-RELEASE ELF, the system > rebooted and gave me a login prompt (xdm didn't start because > GENERICupgrade didn't have enough ttyvs). When I tried to login as root or > spork, my only logins, it refused each time as if my password was > incorrect. I rebooted to single user mode, got logged in as root, and used > "passwd" to change my password. I then deleted user spork and remade it > with the same UID/GID so my home directory would still be mine. Then I > could login normally. Why didn't my passwords work when I upgraded? > > > -Spike Gronim > sporkl@ix.netcom.com > > > The majority only rules those who let them. > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Eddie H. Lawhead FreeBSD: The Power To Serve Kelowna, BC, Canada http://www.FreeBSD.org eddie@silk.net http://www.Silk.net ---------------------------------------------------- | Silk Internet: Your Smooth Connection To The Net | ----------------------------------------------------- =-=-=-=-=-=-= Enriched, V-Card, HTML Messages > /dev/null =-=-=-=-=-=-= To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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