Re: Root account desactivated

mike_at_genxweb.net
Date: 03/12/04

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To: "MARTIN M. Bénoni" <benoni_martin@hotmail.com>

    boot into single user mode at the boot up hit ctrl + x and type linux 1

    Quoting "MARTIN M. Bénoni" <benoni_martin@hotmail.com>:

    > Hi community!
    >
    > I have a really stupid trouble: on a Redhat 9.0, the line matching the root
    > account in the file /etc/passwd has been changed from ".../bin/bash" to
    > ".../sbin/nologin". We have the root password, but when performing a "su"
    > command, the system replies that the account is not currently available.
    >
    > So the question is: how from an user's account and knowing the root's
    > password but having the root account disabled can we reactivate this root's
    > account?
    >
    > Any suggestion would be appreciated, I do not want to reinstall the box :(
    >
    > Thanks a lot in advance!
    >
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