Thats why like someone said here you have to boot to a lilo prompt
and pess a init=/bin/sh parameter to lilo.
then you have to mount -n -o remount,rw / ,
mount /usr for vi and edit /etc/passwd.
don't forget to umount /usr and
mount -n -o remount,ro /
befor you poweroff.
Adi Stav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 25, 2001 at 05:35:11PM +0200, Sagi Bashari wrote:
> > boot in single user mode (ie. linux 1), edit your /etc/passwd file, and
> > change it.
>
> But you can't login without a valid shell, not even in single user
> mode...
>
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