Re: screwed up /etc/securetty

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Date: 08/28/03

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    In article <9cd2ff9d.0308280610.2327505@posting.google.com>, Paul wrote:
    >Being the moron that I am, I forgot to add the word "console" in the
    >/etc/securetty file after creating it. I also set up requiring a
    >password for booting into single user mode. The problem is, that I
    >cannot boot into single user mode so that I can change /etc/securetty.

    Are there no non-root accounts to log in with, followed by su or similar ? 

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