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Date:      Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:42:31 -0500
From:      dweimer <dweimer@dweimer.net>
To:        firmdog@gmail.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, kpneal@pobox.com, owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: =?UTF-8?Q?pkg=5Fdelete=20bash=2C=20logged=20out=20by=20accide?= =?UTF-8?Q?nt=2C=20can=27t=20ssh=20back=20in=20=28not=20good=29?=
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On 09/26/2014 4:14 pm, firmdog@gmail.com wrote:
> Oh boy. I have only 2 accounts on this box. Root and one other
> account. Both use bash as default.
> 
> I am completely locked out of this box on the command line?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 5:01 PM,  <kpneal@pobox.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 04:51:32PM -0400, firmdog@gmail.com wrote:
>>> I did a pkg_delete of bash and was going to make install a new one
>>> from the port, due to shellshock. I logged out by accident, and when
>>> try to login via ssh, it won't take my password. I assume I can't
>>> login because the default shell is bash, which has been removed 
>>> right?
>> 
>> Sounds like it.
>> 
>>> Any ideas on how I can get into my remote freebsd box via ssh?
>> 
>> Use a different remote account with a different shell.
>> 
>>> Workarounds?
>> 
>> None.
>> --

You should be able to hard reboot, select single user mode option when 
booting then change the shell back to default for root.  Finish booting 
then re-install bash.

-- 
Thanks,
    Dean E. Weimer
    http://www.dweimer.net/



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