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From: Naresh Donti <ndonti@××××××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Login troubles
Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 21:31:01
Message-Id: 20020121033209.GA23836@ndonti.dynodns.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Login troubles by Will Glynn
1 I had the same problem yesterday. Just emerge sys-apps/shadow and everything
2 should be fine again. To do it chroot into your new system using the cd and
3 do it.
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6 On Sun, Jan 20, 2002 at 08:48:44PM -0600, Will Glynn wrote:
7 > Well, rsync finally let me in, and after a day of compiling, having issues,
8 > recompiling, failing, deleting the partial downloads (why tell me to fix it
9 > instead of deleting and re-downloading?), and recompiling again, I finally
10 > got a working set of utilities and a functional kernel. Anyway, everything
11 > boots up okay (finds my disks, network card, USB mouse, etc.), and here's
12 > what I get upon logging in:
13 >
14 > thor login: root
15 >
16 > thor login:
17 >
18 > It does the same thing with any user name I punch in -- sit there for a few
19 > seconds, and ask me again. On a related note (I think), trying to change the
20 > root password before reboot yielded:
21 >
22 > bash: passwd: command not found
23 >
24 > What am I doing wrong?
25 >
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32 Naresh Donti
33 ndonti@××××××××××××××.net