From owner-freebsd-newbies Mon Sep 20 0:22:53 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from uvaix7e1.comp.UVic.CA (uvaix7e1.comp.UVic.CA [142.104.5.107]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E56414D85 for ; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 00:22:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from veenoghu@uvic.ca) Received: from chair (chair.alma.UVic.CA [142.104.140.40]) by uvaix7e1.comp.UVic.CA (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id AAA145530; Mon, 20 Sep 1999 00:22:40 -0700 Reply-To: From: "Morgan Stewart" To: Cc: "Craig Critchley" , Subject: RE: Locking myself out of Root @ Wheel Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 00:17:35 -0700 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0115_01BF02FD.89E79420" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 In-Reply-To: <0da701bf0334$8ba65620$0201010a@fuzzer.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0115_01BF02FD.89E79420 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >i think on bsd you have to be a member of wheel to su - an extra layer of >security. > >you should be able to remount the fs as rw in single user mode. >it defaults to ro so you have time to fsck it before matters get worse in the >event of a crash. > >If you have "The Complete FreeBSD" its in ch12, Starting and Stopping The >System. > >Disclaimer: newbie information... > > ...Craig Thanks very much for this info... Combined with the mount man page and Sam's early comments about the proper way to change shell's ;-) I'm back up and running... Cheers... Morgan Stewart -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chairperson of the UVic Students' Society Local 44 of the Canadian Federation of Students (250) 721-8370 Work & Fax (250) 472-4379 JOIN The campaign for higher education... www.cfs.bc.ca ------=_NextPart_000_0115_01BF02FD.89E79420 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

>i think on bsd you have to be a member of wheel to = su - an=20 extra layer of
>security.
>
>you should be able to = remount the=20 fs as rw in single user mode. 
>it defaults to ro so you have = time to=20 fsck it before matters get worse in the
>event of a=20 crash.
>
>If you have "The Complete FreeBSD" its in ch12, = Starting=20 and Stopping The
>System.
>
>Disclaimer: newbie=20 information...
>
>       &= nbsp;       =20 ...Craig

Thanks very much for = this info...=20

Combined with the mount = man page and=20 Sam's early comments about the proper way to change shell's ;-) =20

I'm back up and = running...=20

Cheers...

Morgan = Stewart

Chairperson of the UVic = Students'=20 Society Local 44 of the Canadian = Federation of Students

(250)=20 721-8370 Work & Fax (250) 472-4379

 
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