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Date:      Sat, 23 Mar 2002 10:54:18 +0000
From:      Scott Mitchell <scott.mitchell@mail.com>
To:        zhangweiwu@private.21cn.com
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cannot login - a mistake in gdm
Message-ID:  <20020323105418.A278@fishballoon.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <F59ExkiyPoHZgzDgtZK0001da5c@hotmail.com>; from weiwuzhang@hotmail.com on Sat, Mar 23, 2002 at 11:12:03AM %2B0800
References:  <F59ExkiyPoHZgzDgtZK0001da5c@hotmail.com>

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On Sat, Mar 23, 2002 at 11:12:03AM +0800, Zhang Weiwu wrote:
> I'm running FreeBSD-4.4 Stable with GNOME and enlightment. I pkg_added gdm, 
> and i did following stupid things: 
> 
> 1. I edit /etc/ttys and chenged the 0st login from getty to 
> "/usr/X11R6/bin/gdm -nodeamon xterm ..." and
> 2. I commented out other virtual consoles. 
> 
> I checked handbook and found it's wrong (i should use gdm on a virtual 
> console and keep other gettys there unchanged). But it's too late now. Now 
> the computer boots and tells me "gnm group cannot fond, using nobody" etc. 
> What's worse, since i commented out all other gettys i cannot login and 
> change /etc/ttys back. What should i do now?

Boot into single-user mode (hit a key to stop the autoboot countdown, then
'boot -s') or boot from a rescue floppy/CD.  Either way should get you to a
command line where you can restore sanity to your ttys file.

	Scott

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