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Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 10:46:02 -0400
From: "Larry W. Cashdollar" <lwcashd@biw.com>
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: root has no access to csh but user does?
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You can boot into single user mode and fix your system that way.  I think the command is boot -s at the boot> prompt.

Please correct me if I am wrong I have only been using BSD for 3 days.



On Mon, Aug 02, 1999 at 10:07:30AM -0400, Person, Roderick wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've been attempting to convert from Linux to FreeBSD for a few month now.
> Just when I was completly ready to switch I hosed my sys.
> 
> When I log in as root, It accepts the playword. gives me the login message
> and informs me that I have mail and logout puting me back to the login
> prompt. I was able to login as a normal user, but I never gave the user su
> rights!! 
> 
> Is there a easy way to go about fixing this without doing a new install!  
> 
> Roderick P. Person
> Programmer I
> CCBH (412)454-2616
> 
>  "We're not that good. Everyone else just sucks!"
>          - anon. Navy Seal 
> 
> 
> 
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