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From: "Dave Raven" <dave@raven.za.net>
To: "Chris Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org>,
	"Ian Barnes" <ian@cerebellum.za.net>
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Subject: Re: login problem
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 23:08:49 +0200
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you should get an error message like so with su -m:
    su: permission denied (shell).

( I tested it ) and I dont think it will work with a non-existant
shell anyway...

Or is there another reason for that?

Dave.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Faulhaber" <jedgar@fxp.org>
To: "Ian Barnes" <ian@cerebellum.za.net>
Cc: <security@freebsd.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 10:57 PM
Subject: Re: login problem


> On Tue, Feb 26, 2002 at 11:06:27PM +0200, Ian Barnes wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I ssh into my FreeBSD 4.5 box using ssh. I wanted to change my shell
> from
> > bash to tcsh, so i ran vipw, edited the file from /usr/local/bin/bash
> to
> > /bin/bash (not thinking straight). Saved it, and exited. Now i cant
> get back
> > in, because there is no /bin/bash.
> > 
> > Is there anyway i can get root on the box?
> > 
> 
> Assuming you can login as a user with su privileges, use
> 'su -m'.
> 
> -- 
> Chris D. Faulhaber - jedgar@fxp.org - jedgar@FreeBSD.org
> --------------------------------------------------------
> FreeBSD: The Power To Serve   -   http://www.FreeBSD.org


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