Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 17:41:46 +0100 From: Daniel Bye <dan@slightlystrange.org> To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: locked myself out of my FreeBSD 4.5 server Message-ID: <20020429164146.GA26051@icarus.slightlystrange.org> In-Reply-To: <20020429162946.25509.qmail@adrastea.arcticbears.com> References: <20020429162946.25509.qmail@adrastea.arcticbears.com>
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On Mon, Apr 29, 2002 at 09:29:46AM -0700, Joe Sotham wrote: > Ooops, I forgot to install .../ports/.../bash2 before changing the login > shell for root and my user id. . STUPID,STUPID, STUPID! BAD DOG! > Oops indeed... ;-) > Now when I try to log in at the console I get ...no valid shell message and > booted off the system > > I've tried booting to single user mode and fixing the passwd file...I get / > mounted ro. I don't have disk #2. I am not sure what the next step is. Boot single user as you did previously, then do this: mount -u -w / This remounts / read/write. You can then go and repair /etc/passwd. There was some other unfortunate soul on here earlier who did very similar. The lesson for today would seem to be "leave root's shell alone!" And don't do it again! ;-) Dan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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