Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 22:39:30 -0700 From: "Morgan Stewart" <veenoghu@uvic.ca> To: <freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org> Subject: Locking myself out of Root @ Wheel Message-ID: <NDBBILDCDHKKMPLMPMKBKEFLEBAA.veenoghu@uvic.ca>
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Ok...
I seem to have royally mucked up.
I have locked myself out of the root user account.
I'm not exactly sure what I have done wrong, but here's what I did.
Using a basic search & replace function on the master.passwd file I renamed the
shell in use by root (and nearly all other users), from /bin/sh to /bin/csh
The user I added immediately after making this change still works, all of the
other users don't.
I rebooted shortly thereafter and then tried to log back in.
When doing this I'm greeted with the following error right as the shell should
start:
: No such file or directory
The server is still operational and working just fine without me. But, I will
eventually need to have access to it again.
Please help!!!
I need a suggestion for how I override either the default shell or otherwise
gain access to the file system in order to restore the backed up master.passwd
file.
Any takers??? Please???
Cheers,
Morgan Stewart
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN=20
class=3D040043105-20091999>Ok...</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN=20
class=3D040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=3D040043105-20091999>I =
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royally mucked up.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN=20
class=3D040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=3D040043105-20091999>I =
have locked=20
myself out of the root user account.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN=20
class=3D040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=3D040043105-20091999>I'm =
not exactly=20
sure what I have done wrong, but here's what I did.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN=20
class=3D040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=3D040043105-20091999>Using =
a basic=20
search & replace function on the master.passwd file I renamed the =
shell in=20
use by root (and nearly all other users), from /bin/sh to=20
/bin/csh</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN=20
class=3D040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=3D040043105-20091999>The =
user I added=20
immediately after making this change still works, all of the other users =
don't.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN=20
class=3D040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=3D040043105-20091999>I =
rebooted=20
shortly thereafter and then tried to log back in. =
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN=20
class=3D040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=3D040043105-20091999>When =
doing this=20
I'm greeted with the following error right as the shell should=20
start:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN=20
class=3D040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=3D040043105-20091999>: No =
such file or=20
directory</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN=20
class=3D040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=3D040043105-20091999>The =
server is=20
still operational and working just fine without me. But, I will =
eventually=20
need to have access to it again.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN=20
class=3D040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN =
class=3D040043105-20091999>Please=20
help!!!</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN=20
class=3D040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=3D040043105-20091999>I =
need a=20
suggestion for how I override either the default shell or otherwise gain =
access=20
to the file system in order to restore the backed up master.passwd=20
file.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN=20
class=3D040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN class=3D040043105-20091999>Any =
takers???=20
Please???</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><SPAN=20
class=3D040043105-20091999></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>
<P></FONT><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW">Cheers,</FONT><FONT size=3D2></P>
<P></FONT><A href=3D"mailto:veenoghu@uvic.ca"=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><FONT=20
color=3D#400040 face=3D"Lucida Handwriting" size=3D5>Morgan =
Stewart</FONT></A><FONT=20
size=3D2></P><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW">
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<P align=3Dcenter></FONT></FONT><FONT face=3D"Love LetterTW"><FONT =
color=3D#400040=20
size=3D4><A href=3D"mailto:chair@uvss.uvic.ca">Chairperson</A> of the <A =
href=3D"http://www.uvss.uvic.ca/"=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">UVic =
Students'=20
Society</A> Local 44 of the <A href=3D"http://www.cfs-fcee.ca/"=20
style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: rgb(255,255,255); COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">Canadian =
Federation of Students</A></FONT><FONT size=3D3></FONT></P>
<P align=3Dcenter></FONT><FONT color=3D#400040 face=3D"Love LetterTW" =
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721-8370 Work & Fax (250) 472-4379</FONT><FONT size=3D2></P></FONT>
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