problem in /etc/passwd entry - root
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Name: gunasekaran
Date: April 9, 2003 at 03:20:58 Pacific
Subject: problem in /etc/passwd entry - root
OS: Solaris 5
CPU/Ram: 128 MB
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Comment: when i login as root ,i mistakenly change the
login shell value that is specified in /etc/passwd file. obiviously i can't login as root, i can't change the entry also. i try the 'su' with all options, exec login also , i couldn't recover it. Is there any solution to recover except reinstall the o.s
Thanking for ur response that will help me.
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Response Number 1
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Name: David Perry
Date: April 9, 2003 at 04:24:31 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)The same answer applies to you as someone who lost the root password. You will need to boot from cd then mount your existing installation and fix the /etc/passwd file. Have a look through the archives here as it has been dealt with in detail many times.
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Response Number 2
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Name: jayfoo
Date: April 9, 2003 at 07:06:20 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)1: Insert Solaris CD in cd drive and from ok prompt run command: boot cdrom -s
2:This will take you single user mode
# fsck /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0.
Answer y to clear all.
3:mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 /a
4:cd /a/etc
5:TERM=sun
6:export TERM
7:vi /a/etc/shadow
remove apssword form password field of root. and save file with wq!
8: cd /
9:unmount /a
10: init 6
You will be prompted for password for root. That's it.
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