Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 23:51:20 -0700 From: "Craig Critchley" <craigc@nwlink.com> To: <Smc659@aol.com>, <veenoghu@uvic.ca> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Locking myself out of Root @ Wheel Message-ID: <0da701bf0334$8ba65620$0201010a@fuzzer.com> References: <636877fb.25172be8@aol.com>
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i think on bsd you have to be a member of wheel to su - an extra layer of
security.
you should be able to remount the fs as rw in single user mode. it defaults
to ro so you have time to fsck it before matters get worse in the event of a
crash.
If you have "The Complete FreeBSD" its in ch12, Starting and Stopping The
System.
Disclaimer: newbie information...
...Craig
----- Original Message -----
From: <Smc659@aol.com>
To: <veenoghu@uvic.ca>
Cc: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 1999 11:19 PM
Subject: Re: Locking myself out of Root @ Wheel
> I thought all users had access to su. Its just you need the right password
> for root
>
> oh well, you can try a rescue boot disk and change it that way
> If your desperate enough find a local exploit and break your way in.
> or maybe FTP.
>
> I have no other suggestions really.
> Sam
>
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