Date: 31 Jan 2001 10:59:17 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Insecure ttys - Unable To Login Message-ID: <441ytjr9uy.fsf@lowellg.ne.mediaone.net> In-Reply-To: adamlau@yahoo.com's message of "30 Jan 2001 14:53:27 %2B0100" References: <20010130135303.23973.qmail@web1906.mail.yahoo.com>
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adamlau@yahoo.com (Adam Lau) writes:
> I set all ttys to "insecure" in /etc/ttys and now I canot log into my box. What
> can I do from here? (Should have used telnet to test password...)
That "problem" only applies to root. Log in as a different user.
[Unless maybe you corrupted the file enough that it's not actually
recognizing the terminals at all. In that case, you *will* need to
user single-user to restore the original.]
> Also, how do restart the box in single-user mode. I do not receive the Boot:
> screen where I am supposed to enter -s.
Quoting the handbook:
Hit any key, other than Enter/Return, at the console to interrupt the boot
process. The boot blocks will then prompt you for further action. You
should now see something like:
>> FreeBSD/i386 BOOT
Default: 0:wd(0,a)/boot/loader
boot:
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