From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 27 16:40:30 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E2BCD16A4CE for ; Sat, 27 Dec 2003 16:40:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from lakemtao07.cox.net (lakemtao07.cox.net [68.1.17.114]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5618C43D2F for ; Sat, 27 Dec 2003 16:40:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from micheal@tsgincorporated.com) Received: from dredster ([68.12.79.37]) by lakemtao07.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.05 201-253-122-130-105-20030824) with ESMTP id <20031228004027.NBTS2432.lakemtao07.cox.net@dredster>; Sat, 27 Dec 2003 19:40:27 -0500 Message-ID: From: "Micheal Patterson" To: "Trey Sizemore" References: <3FEE1F5F.2040203@fastmail.fm> <3FEE2679.5030101@fastmail.fm> Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 18:40:52 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't login to machine any more! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2003 00:40:31 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trey Sizemore" To: "Micheal Patterson" Cc: Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 6:40 PM Subject: Re: Can't login to machine any more! > Micheal Patterson wrote: > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Trey Sizemore" > >To: > >Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 6:10 PM > >Subject: Can't login to machine any more! > > > > > > > > > >>Just recently I can no longer login to my machine. When I get to the gdm > >>screen and enter my username and password I get: > >> > >>"The system administrator has disabled your account." > >> > >>This happens with both my normal account and THE ROOT ACCOUNT! > >> > >>Is this recoverable and, if so, how? > >> > >>Thanks. > >> > >> > > > >You should be able to boot up in single user mode and correct this problem. > >I'm not sure what would cause it though. > > > > > > > > > Logged into single user mode and ran: > > #grep root /etc/passwd > > It showed the shell to be /bin/sh > > Did a reboot and tried to login with gdm again and got the same message. Sorry, missed the gdm part. Thought you were locked out of shell. -- Micheal Patterson Network Administration TSG Incorporated 405-917-0600