I had this problem last week. Well 1st i had slackware CD with me. I booted the system from the CD-ROM and at the boot prompt I mounted the HDD from there. Now I directly went to /etc. dir and replaced the passwd and shadow file from my old back up. I dont think you get # prompt without installation in red hat ,caldera etc. try to get hold of a slackware CD from someone. btw all the best breaking in .. -kalyan -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Linux India Mailing List Archives are now available. Please search the archive at http://lists.linux-india.org/ before posting your question to avoid repetition and save bandwidth.
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