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i accidentaly made the root entry inactive at the /etc/passwd file (by adding an * at the start of it)
and now i can''t have a root privill..
is there something to be done for this situation to end ??
pls help !
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Post the output of "uname -a", without knowing specifically what OS we are dealing with it is not possible to reply.
The general procedure is to boot from CD/floppy and mount the root partition and repair the file, then reboot.
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nice one m8 ! thx !
thx reborg that worked ! i started the pc from a mandrakemove cd and from there i mounted the root partition on a dir and i repaired the file !
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