On Saturday 06 October 2007 20:46, Kevin Mark wrote: > On Sat, Oct 06, 2007 at 11:30:42AM -0700, tom arnall wrote: > > Realistically, is there any way I can fix my system so I can log in as > > root, without reinstalling the OS? > > Here is the question: lets say you fix the initial problem and CAN log > in as root. What next? You have a few hundred files with the wrong > permission. > > Q: How do you fix this? A: with great pains! > > On an average unix system, you can access the data or configuration by > using a live cd or similar, then back that up. Now that you have the > important data like the output of 'dpkg --get-selections´, you now know > what packages to install when you reformat the partition! So you do a > base install, use 'dpkg --set-selections', do the other bits to install > the rest of the packages, and in about 1/2 a day, you can be back to a > reasonable state. > > The other way is to fiddle with a few hundred files until you get an > only mildly broken system. At least that is the way I look at it, YMMV. > K
'tis sage advice, i fear. and thanks for the 'get-selections' info. this list is the main reason i stay debian. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
