Ok the issue was solved! mount -s -uw /
vipw I typed the missing root account line back in and saved the file and can now log back in as root. this then invoked pwd_mkdb to do all the rest. thanks everyone. only issue now is that if I try to change another users account password I get the following: enter: passwd username enter: new password get: pwd_mkdb: corrupted entry pwd_mkdb: at line #24 pwd_mkdb: /etc/ptmp: Innapropriate file type or format passwd: etc/master.passwd unchanged Do you have any idea what could be causing this, the user entery in master.passwd looks fine. > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; misc@openbsd.org> Subject: Re: lost root account> Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:37:19 +0100> > Hi Marcus,> > I thought it was enough to add the root account through vipw. that this edits> the master.passwd file and would automatically update everything else?> how would I use pwd_mkdb, i don't want to delete any other accounts from the> master.passwd file.> > thanks> > > > > > > Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:41:01 -0200> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:> [EMAIL PROTECTED]; misc@openbsd.org> Subject: Re: lost root account> > Boot> your machine in single user mode (boot -s) and> use plain vi and pwd_mkdb soon> after that.> > There's no need to use vipw when running in boot -s.> > On Nov> 19, 2007 5:18 PM, Jumping Mouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > Hi there, I> have inherited an openBSD machine with no root account. When I> > boot up in> single user mode boot -s and do a cat /etc/master.passwd | root> > the only> thing I get is: daemon:*:1:1::0:0:The devil> > himself:/root:/sbin/nologin I> can't seem to make changes to the master.passwd> > account by using vipw in> single usermode. I get a message that the file is> > locked or busy. Can> anyone help in what I can do next? How can I add the> > root account back to> the master.passwd file. thanks.> >> > Express yourself instantly with MSN> Messenger! MSN Messenger> >> http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/> >> >> http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/> http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
