Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 22:39:30 -0700 From: "Morgan Stewart" <veenoghu@uvic.ca> To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Locking myself out of Root @ Wheel Message-ID: <NDBBILDCDHKKMPLMPMKBKEFLEBAA.veenoghu@uvic.ca>
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Ok...
I seem to have royally mucked up.
I have locked myself out of the root user account.
I'm not exactly sure what I have done wrong, but here's what I did.
Using a basic search & replace function on the master.passwd file I renamed the
shell in use by root (and nearly all other users), from /bin/sh to /bin/csh
The user I added immediately after making this change still works, all of the
other users don't.
I rebooted shortly thereafter and then tried to log back in.
When doing this I'm greeted with the following error right as the shell should
start:
: No such file or directory
The server is still operational and working just fine without me. But, I will
eventually need to have access to it again.
Please help!!!
I need a suggestion for how I override either the default shell or otherwise
gain access to the file system in order to restore the backed up master.passwd
file.
Any takers??? Please???
Cheers,
Morgan Stewart
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Chairperson of the UVic Students' Society Local 44 of the Canadian Federation of
Students
(250) 721-8370 Work & Fax (250) 472-4379
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<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN
class=040043105-20091999>Ok...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN
class=040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=040043105-20091999>I seem to have
royally mucked up.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN
class=040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=040043105-20091999>I have locked
myself out of the root user account.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN
class=040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=040043105-20091999>I'm not exactly
sure what I have done wrong, but here's what I did.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN
class=040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=040043105-20091999>Using a basic
search & replace function on the master.passwd file I renamed the shell in
use by root (and nearly all other users), from /bin/sh to
/bin/csh</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN
class=040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=040043105-20091999>The user I added
immediately after making this change still works, all of the other users
don't.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN
class=040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=040043105-20091999>I rebooted
shortly thereafter and then tried to log back in. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN
class=040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=040043105-20091999>When doing this
I'm greeted with the following error right as the shell should
start:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN
class=040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=040043105-20091999>: No such file or
directory</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN
class=040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=040043105-20091999>The server is
still operational and working just fine without me. But, I will eventually
need to have access to it again.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN
class=040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=040043105-20091999>Please
help!!!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN
class=040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=040043105-20091999>I need a
suggestion for how I override either the default shell or otherwise gain access
to the file system in order to restore the backed up master.passwd
file.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN
class=040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=040043105-20091999>Any takers???
Please???</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Love LetterTW"><SPAN
class=040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>
<P></FONT><FONT face="Love LetterTW">Cheers,</FONT><FONT size=2></P>
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Society</A> Local 44 of the <A href="http://www.cfs-fcee.ca/"
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Federation of Students</A></FONT><FONT size=3></FONT></P>
<P align=center></FONT><FONT color=#400040 face="Love LetterTW" size=4>(250)
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