Re: [cobalt-users] No Root or Admin Access

[Paul Schreiber <cheesefactory@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Keith <keith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think I'm in trouble.
> I was attempting to install ssh.  Instead of doing a mv in linux
> I attempted to edit the passwd file to give admin root level access.
> I found the instructions to edit the passwd file in this user list.
> unfortunatly now that I change the passwd file I can no longer telnet or
> ftp
> into 
> the box as admin or root.  The Cobalt UI still works fine.  After talking
> with Cobalt Tech Support
> they said I would have to reinstall everything (Start OVER :( .  Does
> anybody have any Ideas?
> I tryied changeing the admin password in the UI but that did not work.
> I paperclipped the machine to reset the password and that did not work.
> I have of course rebooted a number of time.

Can you ftp in and replace the password file with a backup? Or with one that
you recreate on another box?

Paul

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