I didn't forget my password. I simply can't login. No one
can login.
Even when my root password is set to nil I can't login.
Not even in single user mode? There is no login in single
user mode,
you are root by default with no password.
Yes, I get the root # prompt, but I can't
Hi,
STEPS
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As the os(FREEBSD) is starting it will display the following message:
Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.
Booting [kernel ] in 10 seconds...
You should now ress the space bar, and you will see the following message:
Type '?' for a list of
Thanks, Sunil for the steps, but I have tried that already.
When I get to the # prompt in single user mode, I cannot use
the passwd command. I get the error;;
passwd: error opening database: /etc/pwd.db: Permission denied
passwd: /etc/master.passwd: unchanged
and permissions are as follows;
#
Hi,
If the problem still exists try
get master.passwd from /var/backups
run the command
# pwd_mkdb /etc/master.passwd
Regards
SSR
From: Dave Banning [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Sunil Sunder Raj [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: can't login as anyone - not even as root!
Date: Thu, 28
On Thu, 28 Aug 2003 21:40:20 -0700 (PDT)
Dave Banning [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks, Sunil for the steps, but I have tried that already.
When I get to the # prompt in single user mode, I cannot use
the passwd command. I get the error;;
passwd: error opening database: /etc/pwd.db:
Thanks, Sunil for the steps, but I have tried that already.
When I get to the # prompt in single user mode, I cannot use
the passwd command. I get the error;;
passwd: error opening database: /etc/pwd.db: Permission denied
passwd: /etc/master.passwd: unchanged
Sort of sounds like you
Hmm.. Pretty long but only the last few screens are important. Problem's
kinda weird,
really. This is a *LAST DITCH EFFORT*, but try this. It may work. (Note:
this assumes
you've got system sources around).
OK boot -s
# mkdir /var/oldpwd
# mv /etc/master.passwd /etc/passwd /etc/group
--- Jerry McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks, Sunil for the steps, but I have tried that already.
When I get to the # prompt in single user mode, I cannot use
the passwd command. I get the error;;
passwd: error opening database: /etc/pwd.db: Permission denied
passwd:
All of a sudden, I can't login, even as root. I tried to set the
password of root to nil (because I happened to be logged in as root at
the time) and that didn't work either.
Then, thinking that the machine was acting up, I rebooted. Now I am in
deeper. I can't even access the machine.
Any
On Thu, Aug 28, 2003 at 09:20:47AM -0700 or thereabouts, Dave Banning wrote:
All of a sudden, I can't login, even as root. I tried to set the
password of root to nil (because I happened to be logged in as root at
the time) and that didn't work either.
Then, thinking that the machine was
All of a sudden, I can't login, even as root. I tried to set the
password of root to nil (because I happened to be logged in as root at
the time) and that didn't work either.
Then, thinking that the machine was acting up, I rebooted.
Now I am in
deeper. I can't even access the machine.
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