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From: albi <albi@scii.nl>
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Subject: Re: Changing root's shell
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On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:01:28 -0700
ross <ross.penner@gmail.com> wrote:

> so it seems changed root login's shell to /usr/bin/bash which
> doesn't exist. now I can't login to root at all. Oh yes, sudo isn't
> installed. How would you grand masters of FreeBSD fix my embarrasing
> mistake.

i'd boot from a live-cd e.g. LiveBSD and then use the commands chroot
and chsh

-- 
grtjs,
albi