SUMMARY: root shell deleted
> Well, I got a lot of responses that basically iterated what I thought I
> would have to do. Either get down to single user, which I can't as I am
> not root and root isn't already logged in on the console and I can't su;
> or boot from CD, which is what I will try. I guess that I should have
> mentioned this is a remote site, so I was hoping for a clever remote
> solution. I lost my connection and cannot log back in(I use bash for my
> user shell too), so I guess a road trip is in order! I guess this is a
> good argument for not giving everybody root privileges!
>
> Thanks to Michael Bucholtz, Marco Benton, John Venier, Greg Skouby, Alan
> Davis and Robert Fridman for their responses.
>
> Original post below:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trevor Osatchuk
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 1:24 PM
> To: Tru64-Unix-Managers (E-mail)
> Subject: root shell deleted
>
> This is a new one. Someone deleted the /usr/local/bin directory and with
> it the bash shell. This is the shell that was used for root, and all
> other users! I am currently logged in and I was going to replace the
> /usr/local/bin/bash file, but I don't have write permission with my user!
> Is there a way to get around this without having to restore? I don't have
> sudo either.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Trevor Osatchuk
> Process Solutions Canada Ltd.
> Support and Integration Analyst
> (780) 452-2227 Ext. 286
> trevor.osatchuk_at_pscl.com
>
> Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man.
> - J. Robert Oppenheimer, speaking of Albert Einstein
>
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