I started up my laptop just now (running Debian unstable) and could not log in either as root or user. I have a separate installation of Debian on a different partition and I can accaess this normally, so I can mount the affected partition for repairs, but two questions:
1. which files should I edit to make things work? (/etc/shadow?) 2. Why has this happened? My immediate thought was that the system has been compromised but it was switched off for the last 36 hours (no one else has physical access). My desktop (which is on the same network) appears normal and chkrootkit shows nothing wrong. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-free zone - Using Linux Gnu-Debian http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, on-line books and sceptical articles) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]