I should have clarified that I am trying to install this inside of virtual box. Before installing grub, i took a snapshot of the current system state. After realizing that I couldn't login, I then restored the system to this snapshot.
Chris On 28-Sep-09, at 11:38 PM, Bruce Dubbs wrote: > Chris Rice wrote: >> Hello >> >> I have just finished installing the boot-loader, but when I try to >> login, It tells me its check mail, then after that I get an error >> "Cannot execute /bin/bash : No such file or directory". So I >> restored >> to a snapshot I took just before installing grub and entered "su >> root" >> and got the same error message. If I enter "/bin/bash" or "bash", >> the >> binary appears to execute without a hassle. After doing much >> research >> I have come to the conclusion that my /etc/inputrc & /etc/profile >> files are correct and can no longer find any more avenues of help. > > Perhaps you should restate your explanation of the problem. I can't > parse what > you are saying. > > It sounds like you installed LFS and booted. You then get the login > prompt, but > can't log in. > > If this is the case, then inputrc and profile are probably not the > issue. > I have no idea what "I restored to a snapshot" means. What did you > do? > > To find out if bash and all it's libraries are present, reboot to > the original > host environment, enter chroot, and tell us the output of 'ldd /bin/ > bash' > > -- Bruce > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
