Re: screwed up /etc/securetty
From: Alan Johnson (adjtech_at_ulster.net)
Date: 08/30/03
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Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 11:08:16 -0400
Paul wrote:
> elvis@notatla.org.uk (all mail refused) wrote in message news:<slrnbksn5s.vk.elvis@notatla.org.uk>...
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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 ?
>
>
> There are no non-root accounts. I had not yet set up an ip address or
> anything yet, so ssh/ftp/etc would have done me no good. So I am
> rebuilding. Thanks for the help!
FYI, in the future if you get locked out and are in secure boot mode if
you disconnect the boot device when you powerup it will reset the nvram
so that you can interrupt the boot sequence the next time and come up in
single user mode.
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