Re: user accounts messed up
Jona Joachim wrote: On 21/01/06, Jona Joachim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (...) I created a master.passwd file from the backup file in /var/backups and emptied the password field. Then I updated the database with pwd_mkdb but I still can't login. In fact it has nothing to do with the user database or the passwd file. I reinstalled the base system and I found out the following: If I boot with the newly installed /usr in place I can login. Then I can move the /usr folder and mount my old /usr partition, set the lib paths with ldconfig and then everything works fine. If I boot using the old /usr partition I can't login and I am told my password is wrong. I don't get it. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: user accounts messed up
On Jan 21, 2006, at 12:40 PM, Jona Joachim wrote: On 21/01/06, Jona Joachim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (...) I created a master.passwd file from the backup file in /var/backups and emptied the password field. Then I updated the database with pwd_mkdb but I still can't login. Sounds like PAM possibly may have gotten hosed. Any error messages on the screen when you try and login/change your password? -Garrett ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: user accounts messed up
On 21/01/06, Jona Joachim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: (...) I created a master.passwd file from the backup file in /var/backups and emptied the password field. Then I updated the database with pwd_mkdb but I still can't login. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: user accounts messed up
Jona Joachim wrote: Hi! I did something quite stupid... I installed postgresql from ports and created an unprivileged user account for it. I wanted to install the database in /var/pgsql and wanted to chown the folder to the unprivileged user. To do this, I entered the following as root: chown -R /var/pgsql/ As this command took more than two seconds I presumed chown had followed .. and so I hit Ctrl-C. After having done this I tried to switch to the unprivileged user account with su and it said something like "setuid not running". After having tried to recover from this situation without success I decided to reboot the system. Now I can't login to any user account anymore, not even root. I am told the password is not correct. I tried to boot in single user mode, mount /usr and change the root password with passwd but I am denied permission to change master.passwd. Is it possible that the user database is corrupt? I would be glad if anyone was able to help me. Greetings, Jona In single user mode the file system is mouted readonly. You have to remount all the file systems read-write. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
user accounts messed up
Hi! I did something quite stupid... I installed postgresql from ports and created an unprivileged user account for it. I wanted to install the database in /var/pgsql and wanted to chown the folder to the unprivileged user. To do this, I entered the following as root: chown -R /var/pgsql/ As this command took more than two seconds I presumed chown had followed .. and so I hit Ctrl-C. After having done this I tried to switch to the unprivileged user account with su and it said something like "setuid not running". After having tried to recover from this situation without success I decided to reboot the system. Now I can't login to any user account anymore, not even root. I am told the password is not correct. I tried to boot in single user mode, mount /usr and change the root password with passwd but I am denied permission to change master.passwd. Is it possible that the user database is corrupt? I would be glad if anyone was able to help me. Greetings, Jona ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
