Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 14:29:15 -0500 From: mpd <mpd6334@cs.rit.edu> To: Rob Hughes <rob@robhughes.com> Cc: Cliff Sarginson <csfbsd@raggedclown.net>, Free BSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: root Error Message-ID: <20020313142915.A88686@rochester.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <1016047049.10951.18.camel@kahuna-ws.robhughes.com>; from rob@robhughes.com on Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 01:17:29PM -0600 References: <LOEJICFDGCPPJOMJCJKDKEFACIAA.bas@kompas-media.nl> <00c101c1cab5$a65d7ac0$29821304@crashbox> <20020313175941.GJ68827@roman.mobil.cz> <1016045893.10951.16.camel@kahuna-ws.robhughes.com> <20020313191135.GA5638@raggedclown.net> <1016047049.10951.18.camel@kahuna-ws.robhughes.com>
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On Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 01:17:29PM -0600, Rob Hughes wrote: > Done it with vi, no problems here. Assuming you're willing to make absolutely sure your entry isn't screwed up, and don't forget to run pw_mkdb afterword, this should work, but it's certainly not best practice, nor is it something I would ever advise someone to do. mike > > On Wed, 2002-03-13 at 13:11, Cliff Sarginson wrote: > > On Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 12:58:13PM -0600, Rob Hughes wrote: > > > You'll probably also need to set your term, as that doesn't get set in > > > SUM. Try TERM=vt100 && export TERM before running vi, but after mounting > > > your file systems. > > > > > > > As noted though use "vipw" to change the password file, *not* vi. > > > > -- > > Regards > > Cliff Sarginson -- <csfbsd@raggedclown.net> > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- ___________________________________________________________ Little Girl: "REAL ROMANS! DID YOU GET THEIR AUTOGRAPH??" Pokey the Penguin: "YES!!" - from "POKEY AND THE ROMANS" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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