Date: Fri, 6 Dec 1996 13:24:23 -0500 From: "Jordyn A. Buchanan" <jordyn@bestweb.net> To: Kurt Schafer <kurt@cyberbeach.net>, "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Single User Mode ?? Message-ID: <v0300780caece150d398f@[208.197.0.24]> In-Reply-To: <01BBE346.66384440@nntp.cyberbeach.net>
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At 7:23 AM -0500 12/6/96, Kurt Schafer wrote: >Boy, I made a real blunder with my login.access file and now it seems nobody >can access the BSD box in question. > >So... Can I get into the box by logging in in single-user mode ? And if >so, how >do I log in in single-user mode ?? :P > >New machine, just installed 2.1.6 on it. Nothing of importance on the box but >I'd hate to have to waste another hour doing an FTP install. Especially since >daylight is approaching and I won't be able to see the 80k/sec I get at night. When you boot up, use the -s flag. (You have to do this kind of quickly when you see the Boot: prompt as you start the system up). This will dump you straight into single user mode so you can fix things. Jordyn |----------------------------------------------------------------| |Jordyn A. Buchanan mailto:jordyn@bestweb.net | |Bestweb Corporation http://www.bestweb.net | |Senior System Administrator +1.914.271.4500 | |----------------------------------------------------------------|
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