After installing linux (slackware) my (experimental) computer can't boot anymore.
When I start the pc it says: "There was an error during linux startup" (or something like that, it was written in my language and I'm a bad translator)
And after that my computer doesn't do a thing anymore. I... (4 Replies)
the root shell has been changed in the file /etc/passwd, basically pointing to an incorrect directory. So now every time we login as 'su' I get the message
'su: no shell' so we can't login as superuser.
Is there an easy way to rectify this? please use step by step instructions/commands -
I... (4 Replies)
Hello,
first of all, I want to make myself clear about my language. I'm brazilian, so I ask you all to understand if i commit any mistake with the grammar.
Here is the problem.
Some days ago I needed to use a "sh" command in the Terminal (I use a Mac OSX 10.5.6) followed by a file... (0 Replies)
I've screwed something up in my sshd_config apparently, because I can't ssh with root anymore.
I had disabled root login for security reasons, but then my ssh credentials with full administrative privelges stopped working. So then I reenabled root login (and reset ssh), but root now isn't... (3 Replies)
Hello,
I have a big problem and no idea how to solve it.
I was looking up commands in /bin with 'man' as I found 'sh'.
In mistake I started the command.
Now after that I can not input the character 's' in shell anymore!
Even after restarting system the problem is still there.
Mysterious... (7 Replies)
hello
obviously something got messed up and I can't login to my Vista account anymore. the password was automatically disabled hence it was directly booting into vista. then I installed openSSH and created a password for the user. But vista login doesn't recognize this password and now I can't... (6 Replies)
Hi Folks,
My telnet access to the server is not available anymore. I have found that when I execute >telnet IP, the login prompt for username/password entry is not displayed. Cursor blinks in a empty line and I dont see the prompt to enter my username.
It hungs in this state and not possible... (1 Reply)
Nice eye catching title huh ;)
I got laid off along with 55000 others from HP worldwide have been expecting this for some time and now it's finally my turn. Most of the folks I know get laid off at around this age of 40+ so do take note.
Ideas that ran thru my head this last few weeks:... (16 Replies)
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lchage(8) System Manager's Manual lchage(8)NAME
lchage - Display or change user password policy
SYNOPSIS
lchage [OPTION]... user
DESCRIPTION
Displays or allows changing password policy of user.
OPTIONS -d, --date=days
Set the date of last password change to days after Jan 1 1970.
-E, --expire=days
Set the account expiration date to days after Jan 1 1970. Set days to -1 to disable account expiration.
-i, --interactive
Ask all questions when connecting to the user database, even if default answers are set up in libuser configuration.
-I, --inactive=days
Disable the account after days after password expires (after the user user is required to change the password).
-l, --list
Only list current user's policy and make no changes.
-m, --mindays=days
Require at least days days between password changes. Set days to 0 to disable this checking.
-M, --maxdays=days
Require changing the password after days since last password change. Set days to 99999 to disable this checking.
-W, --warndays=days
Start warning the user days before password expires (before the user is required to change the password).
EXIT STATUS
The exit status is 0 on success, nonzero on error.
libuser Jan 12 2005 lchage(8)