Thanks for the responce Grega.
I tried what you suggested, but it does the same thing it does when I try to su
with no options. I don't know for sure, but from what I have seen when I try
to su, Linux does not let you alter the shell of the root user when logging in.
This is what I keep getting:
#~> su: q: No such file or directory
Ryan
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From: Linux on 390 Port on behalf of Grega Bremec
Sent: Mon 02/13/2006 3:32 PM
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Subject: Re: Hosed root shell setting in /etc/passwd
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Ryan Stewart wrote:
| I somehow changed the shell directory in /etc/passwd file for root
| and = now I cannot get in as root.
|
| root:x:0:0:root:/root:q
|
| I have no other user with administrative permissions to change
| anything. = Does anyone know how to login to root on the z890 with
| this situation? = I have seen some things on single user mode, but I
| don't know how to do = that with Linux running under zVM. This is
| just a practice image so = it's not a big deal, but I would like to
| know how to fix it for the = future.
|
su -c /bin/bash --login
sudo /bin/bash
Hope this helps,
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~ gregab at p0f dot net
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