why did you post /etc/passwd? it would be more helpful if you posted the contents of /etc/shadow.
pete "just tryin' to be helpful" begin Rusty Minden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I will from now on use less and more. > > This is /etc/passwd > root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash > bin:x:1:1:bin:/bin:/bin/bash > daemon:x:2:2:Daemon:/sbin:/bin/bash > lp:x:4:7:Printing daemon:/var/spool/lpd:/bin/bash > games:x:12:100:Games account:/var/games:/bin/bash > at:x:25:25:Batch jobs daemon:/var/spool/atjobs:/bin/bash > postgres:x:26:2:Postgres database admin:/var/lib/pgsql:/bin/bash > mdom:x:28:28:Mailing list agent:/usr/lib/majordomo:/bin/bash > wwwrun:x:30:65534:WWW daemon apache:/var/lib/wwwrun:/bin/bash > squid:x:31:65534:WWW proxy squid:/var/squid:/bin/bash > fax:x:33:14:Facsimile agent:/var/spool/fax:/bin/bash > gnats:x:34:65534:Gnats GNU backtracking system:/usr/lib/gnats:/bin/bash > adabas:x:36:100:Adabas-D database admin:/usr/lib/adabas:/bin/bash > amanda:x:37:6:Amanda admin:/var/lib/amanda:/bin/bash > irc:x:39:65534:IRC daemon:/usr/lib/ircd:/bin/bash > ftp:x:40:2:FTP account:/usr/local/ftp:/bin/bash > firewall:x:41:31:Firewall account:/var/lib/firewall:/bin/false > named:x:44:44:Nameserver daemon:/var/named:/bin/bash > fnet:x:49:14:FidoNet account:/var/spool/fnet:/bin/bash > gdm:x:50:15:Gnome Display Manager daemon:/var/lib/gdm:/bin/bash > postfix:x:51:51:Postfix daemon:/var/spool/postfix:/bin/false > cyrus:x:96:12:IMAP daemon:/usr/cyrus:/bin/bash > dpbox:x:61:56:DpBox account:/var/spool/dpbox:/bin/false > ingres:x:62:3:Ingres database admin:/opt/tngfw/ingres:/bin/bash > vscan:x:65:65534:Vscan account:/var/spool/vscan:/bin/false > wnn:x:66:100:Wnn system account:/var/lib/wnn:/bin/false > pop:x:67:100:POP admin:/var/lib/pop:/bin/false > perforce:x:68:60:Perfoce admin:/var/lib/perforce:/bin/false > sapdb:x:69:61:SAPDB demo account:/var/opt/sapdb:/bin/bash > db4web:x:70:100:DB4Web account:/opt/db4web:/bin/bash > nobody:x:65534:65534:nobody:/var/lib/nobody:/bin/bash > rdm:x:500:100:Roland (Rusty) Minden:/home/rdm:/bin/bash > man:x:13:62:Manual pages viewer:/var/cache/man:/bin/bash > news:x:9:13:News system:/etc/news:/bin/bash > uucp:x:10:14:Unix-to-Unix CoPy system:/etc/uucp:/bin/bash > > On Tuesday 23 April 2002 12:07 pm, you wrote: > > as mike pointed out to me in email, it's just better to use a pager like > > less. it's a good habit to get into. > > > > > > begin nbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > On Tue, Apr 23, 2002 at 11:58:33AM -0700, Rusty Minden wrote: > > > > Dohh! Yes I do I flubbed when doing a search using vim sorry. Still > > > > can't use su to log into root. > > > > > > You'll probably need to boot into single user mode (err.. if you CAN > > > > not quite -- you still need to enter a password in single user mode. > > > > > with a botched /etc/passwd), or (more likely) use a rescue disk. > > > > you need to boot a rescue disk (the linux BBC or linuxcare cd's are > > perfect for this sort of thing. debian rescue disks will work too). > > > > then you need to manually mount the root partition read/write. > > > > then you need to change the permission on /mnt/bin/su (not on /bin/su, > > if that makes sense). > > > > it's just like when you forget the root password, except you'll be using > > chmod to change permissions instead of vim to change text between the > > 2nd and 3rd ":" in /etc/shadow. > > > > pete > > > > > BTW - use "vipw", not "vim"... It will, as the man page says, > > > "set the appropriate locks to prevent file corruption." I seem to > > > recall it also complaining and not saving/quitting if the file got > > > botched up. (eg, it syntax checks it before committing to disk) > > > > > > I could be wrong about that last part, unfortunately... :) > > > In that case, I guess VIM is good enough. Just be CAREFUL! ;) > > > > > > -bill! _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
