Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 09:56:30 -0500 From: epilogue <epilogue@allstream.net> To: Jeff BSD <jeff.bsd@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Broken shell - I can't login at all Message-ID: <20050215095630.1f2caea7@localhost> In-Reply-To: <205376f105021420572470976@mail.gmail.com> References: <205376f105021420572470976@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 20:57:28 -0800 Jeff BSD <jeff.bsd@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi- > I'm in the process of upgrading a 4.6 system to 5.3. When I boot the > machine it gets to: > > ---- > init: bin/sh on /etc/rc terminated abnormally, going to single user > mode > Enter root password, or ^D to go multi-user > Password: > ---- > > I enter the password, then: > > ---- > Enter full pathname of shell of RETURN for /bin/sh: > pid # (sh), uid 0: exited on signal 12 > init: bin/sh on /etc/rc terminated abnormally, going to single user > mode > Enter root password, or ^D to go multi-user > Password: > ---- > > Round and round I go. > > Sounds like I broke /bin/sh to me. I've messed around in safe mode > but I can't see how I can use it to possibly fix my problem, assuming > I did do anything to /bin/sh (which I don't think I did - > intentionally/directly that is). > > How do I fix it so I can boot it? A bit of the chicken and the egg, > what? hello jeff, please see if it will accept /rescue/sh (the statically compiled rescue binary) gl, epi > Jeff > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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