Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 17:46:36 -0400 From: "Ryan Masse" <mail@max-info.net> To: "Bud Roth" <bud_roth@yahoo.com> Cc: "FreeBSD-Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: hacked /etc/passwd and can't reboot Message-ID: <001e01c0ee08$ffa498a0$3200a8c0@Home> References: <20010605212017.45515.qmail@web10004.mail.yahoo.com>
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boot into single user mode and edit the file Ryan > I wanted FreeBSD to boot into bash, not sh, so I > changed the default shell for the two users on my > system (bud and root) in the file /etc/passwd from > /bin/sh to /bin/bash. Stupid me. Either bash is not > in /bin or it just won't work. The result is that I > cannot log in. How can I either reboot off of a > floppy and edit passwd to take out the offensive "ba" > or use the command prompt that FreeBSD temporarily > gives me when booting up to do the same? > > Silly mistake on my part, I confess. 8-( > > Any help would be most appreciated. > > Bud > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > > 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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