Re: Can't login to root
From: Wandering Destiny (remove_starcrushed_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/30/05
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Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 23:36:27 +0800
"Rich Teer" <rich.teer@rite-group.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005, Wandering Destiny wrote:
>
> > to login even at console? If I do a reboot to single user mode, will I
be
> > able to login as root?
>
> No. Boot from CD and fix the problem.
To all who reply, I managed to solve the problem by booting to single user
mode and removing all the numbers my colleague added to the shadow file. My
guess is that some service responsible for checking password expiration was
not started in single user mode, which might explain why I was able to log
in.
>
> The bitch-slap whoever broke it in the first place!
Can't do that, he is my team lead.
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