On 27 Apr 2002 00:44, Nathan Pryor wrote:
>
> # ls -l su
> -rwsr-xr-x1 root root17912 Mar 7 09:54 su*
>
> HTH,
> -nathan
Many thanks to all those who replied. That did the trick.
Jeez I didn't know about the s flag (Set user or group ID) in permissions.
It was a simple matter
On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Charles A Edwards wrote:
> >%_On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:55:41 -0400
> Gerald Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> > >
> > > Well obviously you have to log in as root first. Single user mode shouldn't
> > > be necessary, though.
> > >
> >
> > Perhaps you should read the
On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 14:55:41 -0400
Gerald Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Well obviously you have to log in as root first. Single user mode shouldn't
> > be necessary, though.
> >
>
> Perhaps you should read the first part of the message,,,
> particularly the part about unable to
When you get to root, from lilo for instance (boot: linux single --I
think), run msec at whatever security level you have previously
selected, or pick a security level and msec will (as I understand) set
your perms properly.
Msec is in /usr/sbin.
BTW, welcome to the Perm Mangling Society. (PMS)
On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Robin Turner wrote:
> >%_On Friday 26 April 2002 17:47, Gerald Waugh wrote:
> > On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Robin Turner wrote:
> > > >%_On Friday 26 April 2002 16:36, skinky wrote:
> > > > Today I made a reeeal bad mistake... I accidentally changed permissions
> > > > on the /bin di
On Friday 26 April 2002 17:47, Gerald Waugh wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Robin Turner wrote:
> > >%_On Friday 26 April 2002 16:36, skinky wrote:
> > > Today I made a reeeal bad mistake... I accidentally changed permissions
> > > on the /bin directory instead of a bin subdirectory and now I am una
On Fri, 26 Apr 2002, Robin Turner wrote:
> >%_On Friday 26 April 2002 16:36, skinky wrote:
> > Today I made a reeeal bad mistake... I accidentally changed permissions on
> > the /bin directory instead of a bin subdirectory and now I am unable to su
> > to root. I get "incorrect password". Well
On Friday 26 April 2002 16:36, skinky wrote:
> Today I made a reeeal bad mistake... I accidentally changed permissions on
> the /bin directory instead of a bin subdirectory and now I am unable to su
> to root. I get "incorrect password". Well at least I think thats what the
> problem is.
>
> AND
