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Date:      Fri, 4 Jun 1999 23:54:14 -0400
From:      Shashi Joshi <shashi@WEBSI.com>
To:        freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Cc:        Jonathan Delgado <delgado@cvrc-taco.mgh.harvard.edu>
Subject:   2.2.7 -> 3.2 STABLE upgrade changes root password???
Message-ID:  <19990604235414.A24459@WEBSI.com>
In-Reply-To: <v04003a02b37dc8ea17ec@[132.183.120.31]>; from Jonathan Delgado on Fri, Jun 04, 1999 at 02:32:02PM -0400
References:  <v04003a01b37dbf7de0d0@[132.183.120.31]>; <19990604131006.A16523@WEBSI.com> <v04003a01b37dbf7de0d0@[132.183.120.31]> <19990604134412.A17496@WEBSI.com> <v04003a02b37dc8ea17ec@[132.183.120.31]>

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Hi guys,
Thanks all who helped me even though my question was really stupid (now in
retrospect). I was able to do the compile of the aout to elf upgrade but am
facing a strange problem.

To recap, I had a 2.2.7-STABLE and was upgrading to a 3.2-STABLE. I did a
cvsup and got all the new source.
Then I did a	
	% make aout-to-elf-build	# all went okay
	% make aout-to-elf-install	# error as below

this gave error when it wanted to do a mv /kernel /kernel.old and
I pressed RETURN. It terminated with error since the kernel was
chflaged. So i unlocked the kernel and did a % make aout-to-elf-install
again. This time, it installed fully ( I guess, for I was not watching) but
it rebooted itself (so I guess it went okay).

The problem now is that at login prompt I am trying the root login and the
passwd seems to have changed!!! I tried a userid/passwd other than root
too. None works. I am not able to log in or look at the
passwd file. At boot time just before the first login: prompt I do see some
missing /usr/.../ld.so ?? That is all.

I tried to boot from 2.2.7 CD and do a fixit, but it is not helping since I
guess I have elf binaries on the HD now.

Does anyone know what I can do without reinstalling on the current HDs,
since I have some files I don't want to lose. Did anyone else face this
problem of passwd being changed?? Or is the login program messed up?

I have a Pentium 200 II MMX (Gateway), had the 2.2.7 running all just too
fine for 3-4 months.

Thanks in advance for your patience. (CC me on the reply)

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Shashi Joshi                                
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