Re: Problem with shell path in passwd

On Tue, 8 Jul 1997, Robert Steward wrote: > Help! > > I have installed debian 1.3 Linux on my pentium PC however, upon > changing the default root and user shells in the > /etc/passwd to /bin/tcsh I can no longer login as root. The computer logs > in but /bin/tsch is not found and logs strai

Re: Problem with shell path in passwd

Hi again, stupid me! I forgot to say how to do it: o boot from rescue disk o login as root without password o mount your root-partition (e.g. 'mount /dev/hda2 /mnt') o call ae to edit passwd file on root partition (e.g. 'ae /etc/passwd' Regards, Andree Note: Do not normally use a nor

Re: Problem with shell path in passwd

On Tue, 8 Jul 1997, Robert Steward wrote: > Help! > > I have installed debian 1.3 Linux on my pentium PC however, upon > changing the default root and user shells in the > /etc/passwd to /bin/tcsh I can no longer login as root. The computer logs > in but /bin/tsch is not found and logs str

Re: Problem with shell path in passwd

Hi Robert, tcsh really is /usr/bin/tcsh not /bin/tcsh. Regards, Andree -- | Institute of Geophysics phone: +49 40 4123 4389 ANDREE LEIDENFROST | University of Hamburg fax: +49 40 4123 5441 Geophysicist | Bundesstrasse 55 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECT

Problem with shell path in passwd

Help! I have installed debian 1.3 Linux on my pentium PC however, upon changing the default root and user shells in the /etc/passwd to /bin/tcsh I can no longer login as root. The computer logs in but /bin/tsch is not found and logs straight out again! I have tried ftp to this computer but i