Subject: RE: [cobaltfacts] Dumb mistake - Deleted root...
> Charles Bowman wrote: > > I ran PWCK > > then, when asked: > > > > #delete line `root:... > > > > I clicked yes... > > > > I am currently in SSH (as root) and desperate to generate the > root account > > again, otherwise I am looking at weeks worth of work and considerable > > downtime. > > > > I cannot get in via the web GUI, no password. > > > > Can anyone advise? > > > > -I am kicking myself so hard right now. > > Charles, > I wish I had better news for you.... but you've just toasted your box. > > Once you tell it to delete, it's gone. Ouch. > > -- > Chris Gebhardt > VIRTBIZ Internet Services > Hosting, Collocation, Dedicated Servers, Internet Access > (972) 485-4125 | http://www.virtbiz.com Charles, Don't do this until someone else confirms that it _might_ work as it may kick you out of you SSH session. Can't you reset the admin password on the Raq via the front panel of the machine, the root password is the same as the admin one, so shouldn't it be regenerated back to username admin / password admin via doing it that way? Only thing I could think of. Phil -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have 4 RaQ4's and have compared them: Normal Machine Screwed-up machine -------------- ------------------ /etc/shadow /etc/shadow has root entry NO ROOT ENTRY /etc/shadow- /etc/shadow- has root entry has root entry /etc/passwd /etc/passwd has root entry no entries at all! /etc/passwd- /etc/passwd- has root entry has root entry Therefore, can I copy "/etc/passwd-" over "/etc/passwd" and copy "/etc/shadow-" over "/etc/shadow" ? Or am I about to make a fixable situation completely stuffed? Thanks for your help, Charles _______________________________________________ Cobaltfacts site list [email protected] http://list.cobaltfacts.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cobaltfacts
