Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 09:10:04 -0800 From: perikillo <perikillo@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: login error:cannot not find root directory Message-ID: <51d7a51605021509103a746a18@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi all. Look i was hardering my freebsd box 4.10 p5, but i made one mistake: "I didnt test my system before i reboot" I was reading some docs about "security", i use chflags on: mistake# chflags schg /bin/* mistake# chflags schg /sbin/* Them apply some chmod on /root files: mistake# chmod 0600 /root/.* (i think :-?) I was trying to make my root directory only visible by root user. But dont remenber wich mod i apply. I made more changes but dont remember all. The result was that went i try to access my box like normal user (wheel group), the systema say: "error: cannot find root directory" Them i boot single-user, i input my password: "init: single-user failed" Here i could not access my system, my God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok, them get my 3 floppys, kern, mfs, and fixit .flp. I mount / to access my system: -delete the schg label on /bin and /sbin mistake#chflags noschg /bin/* mistake#chflags noschg /sbin/* On the root directory, i change my .files attr: mistake# chmod 0644 /root/.* I change my ttys, to let root access the system: from insecure -> secure. I was checking other system with the same version 4.10 p5, and let the files attributes on /root and / with the same attributes. I dont touch the /kernel file, after this change root could access the system, but the other users dont have access: "error: cannot find root directory". This is my situation right now, could some one give some clues to resolve this problem, i dont want to install again the S.O, this machine i working very well. I will apreciate any clue. Thanks all for your time.
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