Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:38:02 +0200 From: Aniruddha <mailing_list@orange.nl> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't login as root after changing the shell to bash Message-ID: <1224013082.3930.2.camel@debian> In-Reply-To: <20081014192727.GA57756@icarus.home.lan> References: <1224008893.4098.6.camel@debian> <20081014183730.GA56634@icarus.home.lan> <1224011858.4032.1.camel@debian> <20081014192727.GA57756@icarus.home.lan>
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On Tue, 2008-10-14 at 12:27 -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 09:17:38PM +0200, Aniruddha wrote: > > On Tue, 2008-10-14 at 11:37 -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > > > On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 08:28:13PM +0200, Aniruddha wrote: > > > > I tried to change the root's shell to bash. I used this command: 'chsh > > > > -s /usr/local/bin/bash'. Prior to changing the shell for root I did it > > > > for my user account using the same command without problems. > > > > Unfortunately after a reboot I can't login as root anymore because my > > > > system can't find /usr/local/bin/bash. > > > > > > I can't explain why your systems says it can't find /usr/local/bin/bash. > > > I would assume you also cannot log in as yourself. > > > > Thanks for your help! I changed the default shell back to /bin/csh but I > > still can't login as root?! I get the same message (can't > > find /bin/csh). > > I can't explain this. Possibly there's a permissions or ownership > problem on the / directory (ls -ld / will show you that)? I've no idea; > sounds odd. > Sorry for the confusion. I just checked with vipw and somehow there got a dot behind /dev/csh :# Thanks for the help! I learned a lot. -- Regards, Aniruddha
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