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 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
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>-----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
>
>$su
>Password:
># <---------- now your root and you can fix the problem
>
>
>To change the shell the right way use: chpass root -s /bin/sh
>
>(replace sh with the shell your going to change eg. /usr/local/bin/bash)
>
>If you need more helpe let me know
>Sam
>
>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face="Love LetterTW">This would work if I had access to
a user that I can su with.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face="Love LetterTW">The only user I have access to is
one that doesn't have access to su.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face="Love LetterTW">Any other
suggestions?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face="Love LetterTW">I can booth the kernel in
single-user mode and get in that way, but it doesn't give me write access to the
file system... Anyway around that??<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face="Love LetterTW">Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2><BR><BR><BR><BR>>-----Original Message-----<BR>>From:
Smc659@aol.com [<A
href="mailto:Smc659@aol.com">mailto:Smc659@aol.com</A>]<BR>>Sent: September
19, 1999 11:05 PM<BR>>To: veenoghu@uvic.ca<BR>>Cc:
freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org<BR>>Subject: Re: Locking myself out of Root @
Wheel<BR>><BR>><BR>>OK i did the same thing the other
day!!!!!!!!!<BR>><BR>>If you have one user you can save your self. You
also need to know root<BR>>password.<BR>><BR>>Ok login to the system
with the user that still
works.<BR>><BR>>Login:workinguser<BR>>Password:
**********<BR>><BR>>Then when you get to a prompt type: su<BR>>That
will allow superuser to login.<BR>>This will
appear:<BR>><BR>>$su<BR>><BR>>Then it will ask for a
password<BR>><BR>>$su<BR>>Password:
<--------- This is were you enter root password, if<BR>>corret
you<BR>>get
in<BR>><BR>>$su<BR>>Password:<BR>>#
<---------- now your root and you can fix the
problem<BR>> <BR>><BR>>To
change the shell the right way use: chpass root -s
/bin/sh<BR>><BR>>(replace sh with the shell your going to change eg.
/usr/local/bin/bash)<BR>><BR>>If you need more helpe let me
know<BR>>Sam<BR>><BR>><BR>></FONT> </P></BODY></HTML>
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