[cobalt-users] Re: Re:dead root password

[charlie wood <charliew@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, I don't think this is the problem, although a very interesting 
suggestion. I think the problem has to do with the /etc/group file, 
and(or) the /etc/shadow file. I recall that I was making some changes to 
permissions to a particular site's directory permissions, and the the 
next time I logged in, I noticed that the site-adm group was gone, and 
user admin was removed from wheel, root and sys groups.

So, it's one of those Homer moments, when you hit the return key and 
immediately get that sick feeling in your stomach. oops.

Does anyone know where can I get an OS install CD and just rebuild the 
system to factory delivery defaults? Is there a way to console in and 
operate in single user mode, and have root access? Or, are there any 
ideas of how I can remedy the situation? I simply need to add admin back 
to the wheel, root and sys groups, and create a new root password. But 
I've managed to destroy root access to my own machine. Arrghh!

thanks, and no laughing!  ;-)

/cw
 
>your /var/ partition has filled up I think. (The symptoms are the same)
>Take the HD out of the Raq and mount it in a linux machine.
>It is the third partition. Remove the file called analog.dns which is what
>filled it up.
>Put the HD and Bob's your uncle.