I locked my shelf out. - Linux Forums

02-09-2005	#1 (permalink)
sirjase Just Joined! Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5	I locked my shelf out. I wrote a script to start ssh:Apache:mysql Placed it in the sys.int script. Launch the script and now I'm locked out. I need a floppy or cd where I can get in and mount the partition and fix the sys.int file After you stop lol'ing any thought would be nice I need this server.......

02-09-2005	#2 (permalink)
dylunio Linux Guru Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cymru Posts: 4,157	You could download a live cd like Knoppix or Slax and boot it up, mout your Yoper drive, and then edit the sys.int script from there. check out www.distrowatch.org for were to download these live cd's. I'm not laughing btw dylunio __________________ Registered Linux User #371543! Get force-get May The Source Be With You /dev/null /dev/null2

02-09-2005	#3 (permalink)
drakebasher Linux Guru Join Date: May 2004 Location: forums.gentoo.org Posts: 1,814	I think you should be able to boot in "single" mode to fix it: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/top...light=password __________________ /IMHO //got nothin' ///this use to look better

02-09-2005	#4 (permalink)
dylunio Linux Guru Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Cymru Posts: 4,157	thanks for the other suggestion drakebasher, as always there are many different ways of doing things in linux, its just I'm rather fond of Slax... dylunio __________________ Registered Linux User #371543! Get force-get May The Source Be With You /dev/null /dev/null2

02-09-2005	#5 (permalink)
drakebasher Linux Guru Join Date: May 2004 Location: forums.gentoo.org Posts: 1,814	Sorry, dylunio. Notice, we have exactly the same time-stamp of 4:52 __________________ /IMHO //got nothin' ///this use to look better

02-09-2005	#6 (permalink)
sirjase Just Joined! Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5	Thankx for the fast reply While boot I tried to press e but it just stops the splash. So I'm down loading Knoppix,Slax,BeatrIX This will take a while. The distros are larger than I need for this all I need is a kernel some way to mount hda1 and an editor

02-09-2005

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eurika

if you

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push e

and then

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 [tab]

you get a boot prompt
boot:

02-09-2005	#8 (permalink)
drakebasher Linux Guru Join Date: May 2004 Location: forums.gentoo.org Posts: 1,814	You don't really want the prompt (grub>). You want to get to the boot script used by Grub. When the splash comes up, press any key (I favor the up-down arrow keys because they don't send a character). That will stop the countdown timer. THEN you press 'e' after selecting the correct "title" on the menu, using the up-down arrow keys. That should show you the three lines used to boot, with initial keywords of: 'root', 'kernel' and 'vmlinuz'. Then, select the line to edit (starts with 'kernel'), press 'e' again, and that's when you add the word "single", at the end of the line. I hope that's clear and helpful. __________________ /IMHO //got nothin' ///this use to look better

02-09-2005

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press'e'

Correct pressing down arrow key stoppes the timer,
However pressing

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'e'

does nothing....
If I press tab I get a

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Boot:

If I hit Tab again I get a menu
but ther is only one option

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YOS

There are no other options here..

02-10-2005	#10 (permalink)
sirjase Just Joined! Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5	dylunio Thanks SLAX to the rescue......... Worked like a charm............ :P :P :P :P :P :P Thankx a bunch would you like to see what got me into this mess? Code: # start Apache web server cd /usr/local/apache2/bin/ ./apachectl start echo "apache up" echo "time for mysql" cd /usr/bin/ ./mysql_safe #start ssh /usr/bin/sshd for some reason safe_mysqld just hangs like its in debug mode. How do I make it go into damon mode? This why I got locked out. and sshd doesn't start becaus of this reason.... any suggestions?