Re: Kuser/root account problem
Hi
It worked !! Thanks alot .
Jimmy.
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From: "Joshua Oreman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Jimmy Kimanzi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: Kuser/root account problem
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 04:26:24PM +0300 or thereabouts, Jimmy Kimanzi
wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I used the kuser utility in KDE to add a user to the wheel group and it
seems to have deleted the root account and I can't login as root now .
> > Anyone know how I can fix this ?
> > I'm running FreeBSD 5.1 - RELEASE and KDE 3.1.2.
>
> Try ++, then login as root. I think kuser probably forgot
to run pwd_mkdb -- lucky for you :-)
>
> If that doesn't work, follow the instructions for a "forgotten root
password"
> ('tis in the FAQ). When you're in single user mode, try `grep root
/etc/master.passwd'.
> If something comes back, type `passwd root' to reset root's password. If
nothing comes back,
> you'll have to add a line for root manually in /etc/master.passwd. Then
run pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd.
> Whatever you do, type `exit' or +D now.
>
> -- Josh
>
> >
> > Jimmy.
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Re: Kuser/root account problem
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On Wednesday 20 August 2003 11:17 am, Joshua Oreman wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 04:26:24PM +0300 or thereabouts, Jimmy
Kimanzi wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I used the kuser utility in KDE to add a user to the wheel group
> > and it seems to have deleted the root account and I can't login
> > as root now . Anyone know how I can fix this ?
> > I'm running FreeBSD 5.1 - RELEASE and KDE 3.1.2.
>
> Try ++, then login as root. I think kuser probably
> forgot to run pwd_mkdb -- lucky for you :-)
>
> If that doesn't work, follow the instructions for a "forgotten root
> password" ('tis in the FAQ). When you're in single user mode, try
> `grep root /etc/master.passwd'. If something comes back, type
> `passwd root' to reset root's password. If nothing comes back,
> you'll have to add a line for root manually in /etc/master.passwd.
> Then run pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd. Whatever you do, type `exit'
> or +D now.
I had a friend that had something similar happen to him after
installing kuser, it hadn't actually deleted the root account, but it
did expire it (which disallowed root logins). Took him quite a while
to figure out.
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Re: Kuser/root account problem
On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 04:26:24PM +0300 or thereabouts, Jimmy Kimanzi wrote:
> Hi
>
> I used the kuser utility in KDE to add a user to the wheel group and it seems to
> have deleted the root account and I can't login as root now .
> Anyone know how I can fix this ?
> I'm running FreeBSD 5.1 - RELEASE and KDE 3.1.2.
Try ++, then login as root. I think kuser probably forgot to run
pwd_mkdb -- lucky for you :-)
If that doesn't work, follow the instructions for a "forgotten root password"
('tis in the FAQ). When you're in single user mode, try `grep root /etc/master.passwd'.
If something comes back, type `passwd root' to reset root's password. If nothing comes
back,
you'll have to add a line for root manually in /etc/master.passwd. Then run pwd_mkdb
/etc/master.passwd.
Whatever you do, type `exit' or +D now.
-- Josh
>
> Jimmy.
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Kuser/root account problem
Hi I used the kuser utility in KDE to add a user to the wheel group and it seems to have deleted the root account and I can't login as root now . Anyone know how I can fix this ? I'm running FreeBSD 5.1 - RELEASE and KDE 3.1.2. Jimmy. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
