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cannot login as root
Name: Jesus Date: January 25, 2001 at 08:06:14 Pacific
Comment:
For no apparent reason, I can no longer log as root into Linux console(Redhat 6.2). I have made no installation, or changes that I think could possibly affect this. I can only log as user but with the password of the root (itīs amazing!!!).
Name: blumini Date: January 25, 2001 at 08:50:56 Pacific
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Can you get a superuser shell su ? Which rights do you have ? Access to /etc/passwd ? Try to login from a remote box, if you have a network.
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Response Number 2
Name: Michael Mangone Date: January 25, 2001 at 09:15:59 Pacific
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If you can sit at the console, reboot the machine and bring it up in single user mode. You should be able to do what ever you need to do to correct whatever your problem is.
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Response Number 3
Name: Jesus Date: January 25, 2001 at 09:59:17 Pacific
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Thanks friends, well i login in single mode and changed the root password , after restart the problem continue but the only difference is i can login as a user but with the new password. Telnet do the same.
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Response Number 4
Name: Michael Mangone Date: January 25, 2001 at 11:51:38 Pacific
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So can you gain root access when logged in? If not go back into single user mode and create a new user and then edit the passwd file. Change the userid and the groupid to zeros.
mango:soMecHaRs:500:500::/home/mango:/bin/bash
mango:soMecHaRs:0:0::/root:/bin/bash
reboot the system and log on as this user (must be on console to log as this user) I realize that this doesn't really answer your question though.
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Response Number 5
Name: Radic Date: January 26, 2001 at 00:59:23 Pacific
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Reboot and run rescue mode. There should be a way to change the root password without reinstalling it. "boot: rescue"
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