actually i did apt-get update one day ago. that is, i already rebooted three or four times without no problems at all.
how can i boot into single user mode? thanks! On 30 Jun 2001, Aquila wrote: > This could possibly be the libpam* problem which has nothing to do with > your UT installation or manual fscking... did you apt-get upgrade prior > to last reboot? Try boot into single user mode and apt-get > update/upgrade again. > > On 30 Jun 2001 12:39:24 +0200, vester wrote: > > > > hi everyone -- > > > > i fear i did something stupid. > > > > i wanted to try and see how good linux games actually work, so i > > downloaded the unreal tournament installer from loki, copied the cds to my > > windows hard disk (because i didn't have support for joliet extension in > > linux) and well...installed, which seemed to work fine. i then tried to > > start, but got some error messages because of missing paths, which didn't > > look very serious really. but then i restarted...on boot up, there were a > > lot of errors found on the hard disk and thus, the root system was mounted > > read-only and i was prompted to run fsck manually. i did that and answered > > yes to the questions (i realise now that i maybe shouldn't have done that) > > and it seemed as if everything had been fixed, for on the next reboot > > everything worked fine...all my scripts were executed and i ended up in > > gdm and wanted to log in...but that didn't work. i switched over to the > > console and tried to log in from there. no way. "login incorrect" is what > > i get for all my user accounts and for the root account too! i am > > desperate...i need to get back into my system! on the one hand i put weeks > > and weeks into configuring and customizing everything and on the other > > hand all my important data are in there...please, please help me...the > > loki support people have not answered me yet and i am on the verge of > > panicking. > > > > oh yes, my system is debian woody (with a few things from sid) with kernel > > 2.4.5...i don't know what else to say. :-( > > > > thanks all! > > > > -vester > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > --------------------------------------- > e-mail: aquila at hypox dot org > website: http://aquila.hypox.org > geek code: > GCS d- s+:--- a-- C++++ ULS++>++++ > P+++ L+++>++++$ E--- W++ N+ o? K? > w---- O- M-- V-- PS---@ PE--@ Y? > PGP- t 5 X- R tv+ b+ DI-- D+ G++ > e(++) h! r* y > --------------------------------------- > >
