Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 22:09:49 -0700 From: "JannaDanRich" <house@lvcm.com> To: "David Scheidt" <dscheidt@tumbolia.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Please Help .. moron at wheel .. Message-ID: <062801c0ca21$4fb99db0$1616160a@neoone> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0104210000440.63117-100000@shell-3.enteract.com>
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Thank You .. thank you .. and thank you ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Scheidt" <dscheidt@tumbolia.com> To: "JannaDanRich" <house@lvcm.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 10:03 PM Subject: Re: Please Help .. moron at wheel .. oops no, don't even have that acct > On Fri, 20 Apr 2001, JannaDanRich wrote: > > :ok, only one user configured, changing shell > :and I didn't double check my typing .. I have no > :shell for my root user now.. how do I get in to effect > :changes to passwd? > > CTRL-ALT-DELETE should reboot the machine cleanly. When you get the > "Booting kernel in 10 seconds, press any key..." prompt, press a key. > Type boot -s, which will boot you single user mode. It will prompt you for > a shell, press return. Do this: > > # fsck > # mount -a > # vipw (and fix your shell problem. ) > # exit (and the machine will boot multi-user > > > David > > -- > dscheidt@tumbolia.com > Bipedalism is only a fad. > > > 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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