changed login script

[A5k]

ok,
I did a very stupid thing. I changed my login script and now the system won't let me back in. (groan) Is there ANY way to change it back to it's original without being root? The system is AIX v4 if it helps.

thanks,
A5k

 

[crowe]

Please explain further. What did you change?
/etc/profile
/.profile
/etc/security/user

something else ?

crowe

 

[A5k]

I used passwd -s which gave me a list of other available shells and then punched in another locally made shell which turned out to be the mistake. The etc/passwd file is changed.

thanks,
A5k

 

[crowe]

locally made shell ?? Like one that you (or someone else) developed, not native to the OS?

crowe

 

[A5k]

yeah,
the account is through a university where there is a popular comp science program. As far as I know it was a shell developed by a third year.

thanks,
a5k

 

[MikeLacey]

boot to single user from a tape or cd, mount the original root file system as something else, then use vi to set the shell field in /etc/passwd to something a bit better Mike
michael.j.lacey@ntlworld.com
Email welcome if you're in a hurry or something -- but post in tek-tips as well please, and I will post my reply here as well.

 

[ElgisRamon]

I think you can change your files (these on $HOME) using FTP. Try it...
I hope it works...
Unix was made by and for smart people.