Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 23:10:41 -0700 From: "Morgan Stewart" <veenoghu@uvic.ca> To: <Smc659@aol.com> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Locking myself out of Root @ Wheel Message-ID: <NDBBILDCDHKKMPLMPMKBMEFOEBAA.veenoghu@uvic.ca> In-Reply-To: <ccb622f1.25172890@aol.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0106_01BF02F4.313CB0C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This would work if I had access to a user that I can su with. The only user I have access to is one that doesn't have access to su. Any other suggestions? I can booth the kernel in single-user mode and get in that way, but it doesn't give me write access to the file system... Anyway around that?? Cheers, Morgan Stewart -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chairperson of the UVic Students' Society Local 44 of the Canadian Federation of Students (250) 721-8370 Work & Fax (250) 472-4379 JOIN The campaign for higher education... www.cfs.bc.ca >-----Original Message----- >From: Smc659@aol.com [mailto:Smc659@aol.com] >Sent: September 19, 1999 11:05 PM >To: veenoghu@uvic.ca >Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: Locking myself out of Root @ Wheel > > >OK i did the same thing the other day!!!!!!!!! > >If you have one user you can save your self. You also need to know root >password. > >Ok login to the system with the user that still works. > >Login:workinguser >Password: ********** > >Then when you get to a prompt type: su >That will allow superuser to login. >This will appear: > >$su > >Then it will ask for a password > >$su >Password: <--------- This is were you enter root password, if >corret you >get in > >$su >Password: ># <---------- now your root and you can fix the problem > > >To change the shell the right way use: chpass root -s /bin/sh > >(replace sh with the shell your going to change eg. /usr/local/bin/bash) > >If you need more helpe let me know >Sam > > > ------=_NextPart_000_0106_01BF02F4.313CB0C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE></TITLE> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Love LetterTW">This would work if I = had access to=20 a user that I can su with.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Love LetterTW"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Love LetterTW">The only user I have = access to is=20 one that doesn't have access to su.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Love LetterTW"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Love LetterTW">Any other=20 suggestions?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Love LetterTW"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Love LetterTW">I can booth the kernel = in=20 single-user mode and get in that way, but it doesn't give me write = access to the=20 file system... Anyway around that??<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#0000ff face=3D"Love LetterTW">Cheers,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> <DIV> <P><FONT size=3D2></P> <P></FONT><A href=3D"mailto:veenoghu@uvic.ca"=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><FONT=20 color=3D#400040 face=3D"Lucida Handwriting" size=3D5>Morgan = Stewart</FONT></A><FONT=20 size=3D2></P><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"> <HR> </FONT> <DD> <P align=3Dcenter></FONT></FONT><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><FONT = color=3D#400040=20 size=3D4><A href=3D"mailto:chair@uvss.uvic.ca">Chairperson</A> of the <A = href=3D"http://www.uvss.uvic.ca/"=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">UVic = Students'=20 Society</A> Local 44 of the <A href=3D"http://www.cfs-fcee.ca/"=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">Canadian = Federation of Students</A></FONT><FONT size=3D3></FONT></P> <P align=3Dcenter></FONT><FONT color=3D#400040 face=3D"Love LetterTW" = size=3D4>(250)=20 721-8370 Work & Fax (250) 472-4379</FONT><FONT size=3D2></P></FONT> <DIV align=3Dcenter> <CENTER></DIV> <DT><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"> </FONT></CENTER></DT></DIV> <DIV align=3Dcenter> <CENTER> <TABLE bgColor=3D#0000ff border=3D0 cellPadding=3D2 cellSpacing=3D10 = width=3D"69%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width=3D"15%"> <P align=3Dcenter><FONT=20 face=3D"Franklin Gothic Heavy"><BIG><BIG><BIG><BIG><BIG><A=20 href=3D"http://www.cfs.bc.ca/" style=3D"COLOR: rgb(255,255,0)" = color=3D"#400040"=20 vlink=3D"#400040"=20 = link=3D"400040">JOIN</A></BIG></BIG></BIG></BIG></BIG></FONT></P></TD> <TD width=3D"85%"> <P align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#ffff00><FONT face=3D"Love = LetterTW"><BIG>The=20 campaign for higher education</BIG>...<BR><A = href=3D"http://www.cfs.bc.ca/"=20 style=3D"COLOR: = rgb(255,255,0)"><BIG>www.cfs.bc.ca</BIG></A></FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR><= /TBODY></TABLE></CENTER></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <P> </P></DIV> <P><FONT size=3D2><BR><BR><BR><BR>>-----Original = Message-----<BR>>From:=20 Smc659@aol.com [<A=20 href=3D"mailto:Smc659@aol.com">mailto:Smc659@aol.com</A>]<BR>>Sent: = September=20 19, 1999 11:05 PM<BR>>To: veenoghu@uvic.ca<BR>>Cc:=20 freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org<BR>>Subject: Re: Locking myself out of = Root @=20 Wheel<BR>><BR>><BR>>OK i did the same thing the other=20 day!!!!!!!!!<BR>><BR>>If you have one user you can save your self. = You=20 also need to know root<BR>>password.<BR>><BR>>Ok login to the = system=20 with the user that still=20 works.<BR>><BR>>Login:workinguser<BR>>Password:=20 **********<BR>><BR>>Then when you get to a prompt type: = su<BR>>That=20 will allow superuser to login.<BR>>This will=20 appear:<BR>><BR>>$su<BR>><BR>>Then it will ask for a=20 password<BR>><BR>>$su<BR>>Password:  = ;=20 <--------- This is were you enter root password, if<BR>>corret=20 you<BR>>get=20 in<BR>><BR>>$su<BR>>Password:<BR>># &n= bsp; &nb= sp; =20 <---------- now your root and you can fix the=20 problem<BR>> &nbs= p; <BR>><BR>>To=20 change the shell the right way use: chpass root -s=20 /bin/sh<BR>><BR>>(replace sh with the shell your going to change = eg.=20 /usr/local/bin/bash)<BR>><BR>>If you need more helpe let me=20 know<BR>>Sam<BR>><BR>><BR>></FONT> </P></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0106_01BF02F4.313CB0C0-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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