On 22 May 2009 05:14:00 gcr...@vcn.bc.ca wrote: > On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 12:31:53PM +0200, Thierry Chatelet wrote: > > Hi list, > > Made a new unstable install from daily build, using business card image > > from 2 days ago. Everything went OK during the process, but the reboot > > was more trouble: > > No way to enter the system as a user, login failed; no way to enter as > > root, login failed. > > So I tried to boot safe mode, and I got this message: "root account is > > locked, starting shell". I dont no what to do from there. I tried to > > reinstall, but > > Do you have a root prompt when you are dropped into the shell? Have a look > at the password fields for user and for root. Does the password field > start with a "!"? If so, unlock the account. If not, try changing the > password for your user and root accounts. >
Good, thank you. Actually, I went into etc/passwd and removed the "X" starting the description of root account. I could then enter root with out password. Then passwd to recreate a password, and I recreated the user account, and done! Thierry
