Re: Changing root's shell

> > On 8/8/06, Pete Slagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Ross Penner wrote: > > > > > how do you drop to single user mode? I just know how to get there at > > > boot time. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > On 8/8/06, *Pete Slagle* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > wrote: > >

Re: Changing root's shell

Ross Penner wrote: On 8/8/06, Pete Slagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I followed your steps but the problem remains. The /etc/passwd file is edited but I still can't logon as root. When I changed the shell initially, I used chpass. I also tried changeing the /etc/master.passwd file to no avail.

Re: Changing root's shell

On 8/8/06, Ross Penner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 8/8/06, Pete Slagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ross Penner wrote: > > > how do you drop to single user mode? I just know how to get there at > > boot time. > > > > Thanks. > > > > On 8/8/06, *Pete Slagle* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >

Re: Changing root's shell

Link /bin/sh to /usr/bin/bash, fix it, and then unlink it and install bash. On 08 Aug 2006, at 8:01, ross wrote: so it seems changed root login's shell to /usr/bin/bash which doesn't exist. now I can't login to root at all. Oh yes, sudo isn't installed. How would you grand masters of FreeB

Re: Changing root's shell

On 8/9/06, ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: so it seems changed root login's shell to /usr/bin/bash which doesn't exist. now I can't login to root at all. Oh yes, sudo isn't installed. How would you grand masters of FreeBSD fix my embarrasing mistake. Thanks! -- login using single user mode d

Re: Changing root's shell

On 8/8/06, Pete Slagle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ross Penner wrote: > how do you drop to single user mode? I just know how to get there at > boot time. > > Thanks. > > On 8/8/06, *Pete Slagle* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: > > ross wrote: > > > so it seems ch

Re: Changing root's shell

Philip Hallstrom wrote: so it seems changed root login's shell to /usr/bin/bash which doesn't exist. now I can't login to root at all. Oh yes, sudo isn't installed. How would you grand masters of FreeBSD fix my embarrasing mistake. Boot into single user mode, then vipw the password file and c

Re: Changing root's shell

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:01:28 -0700 ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > so it seems changed root login's shell to /usr/bin/bash which > doesn't exist. now I can't login to root at all. Oh yes, sudo isn't > installed. How would you grand masters of FreeBSD fix my embarrasing > mistake. i'd boot from

Re: Changing root's shell

so it seems changed root login's shell to /usr/bin/bash which doesn't exist. now I can't login to root at all. Oh yes, sudo isn't installed. How would you grand masters of FreeBSD fix my embarrasing mistake. Boot into single user mode, then vipw the password file and change it back. _

Changing root's shell

so it seems changed root login's shell to /usr/bin/bash which doesn't exist. now I can't login to root at all. Oh yes, sudo isn't installed. How would you grand masters of FreeBSD fix my embarrasing mistake. Thanks! -- What time is it? Dodgeball Time! ___