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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!library.ucla.edu!psgrain!news.tek.com!news!phils From: phils@tv.tek.com (Phil Staub) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: [FreeBSD] secrdist installation problems Date: 08 Jun 1994 03:00:26 GMT Organization: Tektronix TV Products Lines: 26 Distribution: usa Message-ID: <PHILS.94Jun7200026@satori.tv.tek.com> References: <PHILS.94Jun7082817@satori.tv.tek.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: satori.tv.tek.com In-reply-to: phils@tv.tek.com's message of 07 Jun 1994 15:28:17 GMT In article <PHILS.94Jun7082817@satori.tv.tek.com>, I wrote: > > When trying to install the 'secrdist' set on my FreeBSD 1.1G system, I > seem to have shot myself in the foot. > [sob story deleted] Thanks to a few suggestions and a bit of a brainstorm, I managed to get things running again. Basically, I rebooted in single user mode, ran /etc/rc to start the network and mount the NFS drives, ran vipw to remove the passwords from all accounts, then rebooted, logged in, and re-entered the passwords. Life (and FreeBSD) is good again! Thanks again, Phil -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Staub, phils@tv.tv.tek.com Tektronix Television Division (503) 627-6910