Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 18:18:06 +0200 From: Thomas Keusch <fwd@bsd-solutions-duesseldorf.de> To: Luca Renaud <renaud.luca@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Get access to csh (default freebsd shell) for root to solve login problem. Message-ID: <20100704161806.GA10779@gothschlampen.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimr2ikyYisgMqJ6jyYmlkQgtsq3l53gRHaZVF8i@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTimr2ikyYisgMqJ6jyYmlkQgtsq3l53gRHaZVF8i@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, Jul 04, 2010 at 05:02:59PM +0100, Luca Renaud wrote: Hi, > The root shell is now bash,but I was unaware that bash was not > self-contained(it depends at least of libintl.so.8), > and doing some upgrades with ports I erased libintl.so.8,now I cannot access > the root account because bash is > not operational and I need root access to install again libintl.so.8,or any > other way to solve the problem. > So,how can I get access to csh for root without having access to a root > shell(the previously defined bash does > not work,and I need root access to change the shell for the root acount). if you haven't activated the 'toor' account (another UID 0 account besides root), you'll have to boot from fixit media (or another live cd / system) and go from there. Regards Thomas
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