Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 17:26:05 -0500 (EST) From: Raymond Hicks <rayhicks@UU.NET> To: Robert Shea <robert.shea@onlinecables.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: shell Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.20.0012111725000.22468-100000@neserve0.corp.us.uu.net> In-Reply-To: <KOEMLFAPJIPKCCFPFCKJKEENCEAA.robert.shea@onlinecables.com>
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yes you do... I believe unless you deleted it there is root user named toor is there not? Only toor is csh or tcsh by defualt.. this is what toor is for.. users who want another shell for root user.. lates http://bsdvault.net On Mon, 11 Dec 2000, Robert Shea wrote: > > As freeBSD gets more and more popular, and draws more less experienced users > I cannot even remember how many times I have had to fix problems like this, > or have see this problem on this very mailing list. > Perhaps on top of every page in the install section of The Complete FreeBSD > should say in 48pt. font "DO NOT CHANGE YOUR ROOT SHELL UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT > YOU ARE DOING!" and even then there are better solutions... > Andrey... if you find the need to change your root shell... you are using > that account way too much. (as evident by : "I do not have any other users > through which I can get into the system") > > *gets off of his soapbox* > -Robert > > %> Hi! > %> > %> I have installed a FreeBSD on my computer two days ago, and I am new at > %> this. While attempting to change the shell (from csh to tcsh) that is > %> loaded for root, I made a mistake. I used the "vipw" command, and > %> accidently typed "kcsh" instead of "tcsh" (a stupid mistake, I know). I > %> realized this only after I saved and rebooted the system - and it was > %> too late. I do not have any other users through which I can get into the > %> system, and logging as a root only gives an error message that it can't > %> find the "kcsh" shell. I tried the installation boot floppies to get > %> into the setup utility, but this didn't work. > %> > %> Can you suggest any methods other than re-installation of the system > %> that can be used to start the proper shell and correct the mistake? Are > %> there any login commands or options that can be used to start a shell, > %> or is there any way to get into the set-up utility? > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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