On 6/18/05, Joe Brandt <vzd1s11k@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > 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??
Bill fixed it. I tried to log in as su and it would not play. It could not get
to a shell, because when I did the chsh to ash it did not put in the path.
-- Chuck Hast To paraphrase my flight instructor; "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn and twisted metal."----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.3 : Fri Aug 01 2014 - 20:14:30 EDT