Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 21:50:50 -0700 From: "Crist J . Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net> To: Spades <spades@galaxynet.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: passwd Message-ID: <20000918215050.G367@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.20000919123043.013bda10@smtp.magix.com.sg>; from spades@galaxynet.org on Tue, Sep 19, 2000 at 12:30:43PM %2B0800 References: <3.0.32.20000919123043.013bda10@smtp.magix.com.sg>
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On Tue, Sep 19, 2000 at 12:30:43PM +0800, Spades wrote: > I overwritten my /etc/passwd with /etc/adduser.conf and accidentally > rebooted, now the passwds all cannot work. When i rename /etc/master.passwd > to /etc/passwd, it might work too. > > When I run the passwd command, I get an error saying that the /etc/pwd.db > is an incorrect file type or format. It looks like both, the /etc/pwd.db > and /etc/spwd.db are corrupted. I am trying to get something working so > that i can log in. > > Any idea? If you still have an intact master.passwd, just boot into single user, # pwd_mkdb -p /etc/master.passwd And you're set. -- Crist J. Clark cjclark@alum.mit.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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