Re: [SLUG] remote box screwup

From: Joe Brandt (vzd1s11k@verizon.net)
Date: Sat Jun 18 2005 - 08:57:53 EDT


>
> I can log in as my self, and I can see the passwd file and sure enough
> root has been changed from :/bin/bash to just :ash
> And of course the passwd file only has root permissions. I guess
> short of having someone put a recovery CD in there and go change the
> thing there is not much I can do remotely...

Would it work to log in as you and sudo or su to do root work??

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