Can't run su command after to install FreeBSD 11.0

btomza

btomza

Hi everyone,

Just I'm installing FreeBSD 11 (in a new machine), and after to install it I can't run "su" command, in the installation process I've added the new user to the wheel group, but anyway I can not run that command.

(Well, I can run SU command but I can not access as root.)

I didn't have that problem when I installed FreeBSD 10.1 .

I'm installing it from a USB.

Do you have any idea?
Thanks
 
Maxnix said:
Pheraps it's a stupid question, but are you sure that the root account is not locked?
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mmm, good question....

I think the root it isn't locked .... how can it verify it? it's enough if I see the passwd file and try to find *LOCKED* keyword?
 
One more thing... I've installed it with ZFS, could it be a problem? (I've used it before and I've never had a problem)
 
From my understanding it means that you can not login as root on a console, as if you have forgotten your root password. Only the path via security/sudo may work if installed and configured correctly.
 
btomza said:
One more thing... I've installed it with ZFS, could it be a problem? (I've used it before and I've never had a problem)
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I do not think that ZFS causes such a problem. I have only one box with ZFS and no issues. Others use UFS. But everything is still on FreeBSD 10.3.
 
chrbr said:
From my understanding it means that you can not login as root on a console, as if you have forgotten your root password. Only the path via security/sudo may work if installed and configured correctly.
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Yes, I can not login as root, but I have not forgotten the password.... also I've reinstalled it many times (with simple passwords as 123456), but I can't login as root.
 
btomza said:
Yes, I can not login as root, but I have not forgotten the password.... also I've reinstalled it many times (with simple passwords as 123456), but I can't login as root.
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The please boot in the single user mode. This mode has no password. In this mode it should be possible to change the root password by vipw(8). I think it is necessary to re-mount the root file system to read-write for doing that. If this does not work it should be possible to delete the asterik * in the password file to remove the password. Both ideas if I remember correctly. This is nothing what I did that often.
 
I have just tried that. mount -a in single user mode mounts the contents of /etc/fstab that vipw(8) works. But I have not tried to change my root password ;).
 
FORGET, this post!!, It was MY FAULT!!
I don't know what was the problem, I've downloaded the image again and I've created the USB again and now it works.

Thanks a lot for your comments!!
 
btomza said:
I don't know what was the problem, I've downloaded the image again and I've created the USB again and now it works.
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Sometimes there can be problems with the download ore USB devices. Regarding the download it is possible to verify the checksums. Regarding the USB stuff there are no options. I guess it is not really your personal fault. And it is good to know that it works now.
 
btomza said:
mmm, good question....

I think the root it isn't locked .... how can it verify it? it's enough if I see the passwd file and try to find *LOCKED* keyword?
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Yep. :)
btomza said:
FORGET, this post!!, It was MY FAULT!!
I don't know what was the problem, I've downloaded the image again and I've created the USB again and now it works.

Thanks a lot for your comments!!
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Probably a corrupted image. Nothing unsolvable. :)
 
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