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From: Jeff Auerbach <jauerbac@li.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: loss of root password
Date: Fri, 06 Dec 1996 00:30:14 -0500
Organization: Cheyenne Inc.
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I changed my root shell to /bin/ksh not thinking at the time that the
ksh was actually in /usr/local/bin.  Basically I cannot log in as root
or su anymore because of the lack of shell.  How can I fix this without
rebuilding the system.  I want my rootly powers back.


Jeff Auerbach
jauerbac@panix.com