It looks like you ran etc-update and let it overwrite everything. You need to fix fstab so it has your devices instead of /dev/ROOT, etc. and put the right type of file systems in.
Do not delete the tmpfs line - it's used by Gentoo. > > From: Stephen Liu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/02/10 Tue PM 04:00:26 GMT > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [gentoo-user] Starting problem after 'emerge -u world' > > Hi all folks, > > For unknown reason my Gentoo 1.4 box can't start after running 'emerge > -u world' Login as ROOT does not need root-password (key in > root-password popup invalid password) and can't login as USER. > > Incidentally Fail-Safe can be started > > cat /etc/fstab found following difference. > > ReiserFS changed to xfs; > /dev/ROOT / xfs noatime 0 0 > > following line being added; > none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 > > Can I delete above line and change 'xfs' back to 'reiserfs' to fix > starting problem? > > > # cat /etc/passwd > root:x:0,0:root:root:/bin/bash > ... > ... > Operator:x:11:0:operator:/root:/bin/bash > > (USER/satimis not found there) > > How to restore 'root-password' and re-add USER. Whether; > > # /etc/passwd passwd > > and > > # /etc/passwd useradd > > can solve my problem. > > This test box without backup therefore I have to taking precaution on > each step made. > > TIA > > B.R. > Stephen Liu > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
