Re: URGENT: Problems with bash_2.01.1-1_i386.deb pkg.

1998-04-03 Thread Leonardo Ruoso
May be I didn't tell what I want to say about transactions. I will use third part applications that uses transaction. I can't change this. Yaeah! I'm so interested in use a free and stable database server. I'll try it however it need support transactions. Is the FreeBSD more stable than L

Re: URGENT: Problems with bash_2.01.1-1_i386.deb pkg.

1998-03-31 Thread Joost Kooij
On Tue, 31 Mar 1998, Damir Naden wrote: > Can I : > > a) install ash INSTEAD of the bash and remove the bash completely then > reinstall it fresh? If you can install _and_ properly run ash, then you could either: exec ash dpkg --purge bash dpkg -i bash.deb bash (see if it works now) or

Re: URGENT: Problems with bash_2.01.1-1_i386.deb pkg.

1998-03-31 Thread Damir Naden
** Confidential ** Thanks to all of you who replied already. I have found out that I can mount the floppy if I install modules by hand, i.e. insmod nls than insmod fat and finally insmod msdos. Than I tried to downgrade the bash package to the one that used to work (bash_2.01-5.deb) which I have

Re: URGENT: Problems with bash_2.01.1-1_i386.deb pkg.

1998-03-30 Thread Ralph Winslow
Damir Naden wrote: Re-boot from your rescue disk, mounting your root partition without formatting it, and whatever partition holds your favorite editor. Use that editor to edit /target/etc/passwd (IIRC) and change the root login (and anyothers you like) to ksh or csh or, God help you, tclsh, or s

Re: URGENT: Problems with bash_2.01.1-1_i386.deb pkg.

1998-03-30 Thread Daniel Martin at cush
Here's what I'd do - install the ash from hamm, then do: ln -sf ash /bin/sh Then, edit your /etc/passwd file (with vi, probably) and change the top line so that it contains '/bin/ash' instead of '/bin/bash' - root should now be able to log in, at least. Damir Naden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > *

URGENT: Problems with bash_2.01.1-1_i386.deb pkg.

1998-03-30 Thread Damir Naden
** Confidential ** Greetings -- First off, I know I shouldn't have done it... Now-- I tried to upgrade bash from hamm (I used to have bash_2.01-5.deb from hamm way back in January of 1998) to the newest bash_2.01.1-1_i386.deb from ftp1.us.debian.org last night. The upgrade didn't go well, and n