[SOLVED] accidentally renamed passwd

nixIT · 2014-06-10 14:38:05

Hello all,

while updating my system, I accidentally renamed passwd. I can see the following files:

passwd-
passwd.old (the one I renamed)
passwd.pacnew

However, I can't move anything back to passwd. I read that you can restore this file, but am not sure how to restore it. I'm afraid to reboot as I won't be able to get into my system.

I've searched the forum on how to restore, but can't find a mention of how to restore, only to restore.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

-nixIT

EDIT: changed can to can't, just a plain typo.

Last edited by nixIT (2014-06-10 17:32:30)

Inxsible · 2014-06-10 14:41:17

nixIT wrote:

However, I can move anything back to passwd.
I've searched the forum on how to restore, but can't find a mention of how to restore, only to restore.

These don't make sense !

Did you mean you can't move back to passwd instead of can ? If so, what error does it give you if you try?

nixIT · 2014-06-10 14:46:06

Inxsible wrote:

nixIT wrote:
However, I can move anything back to passwd.
I've searched the forum on how to restore, but can't find a mention of how to restore, only to restore.
These don't make sense !
Did you mean you can't move back to passwd instead of can ? If so, what error does it give you if you try?

Yes, can't move back, sorry, a typo and fixed in post.

Here is what I get when I try to rename the file back

sudo mv passwd.old passwd
sudo: unkown uid 1000: who are you?

DrShame · 2014-06-10 15:04:35

Boot some kind of a livecd, mount your root partition and then rename the file using the livecd's root user ? Dunno if it works but it's a start.

nixIT · 2014-06-10 15:06:31

@DrShame,

Thanx, I'm going to do later today (after lunch). But first, I'm going to give this post a little while to see if there is any other way.

cris9288 · 2014-06-10 15:34:58

nixIT wrote:

@DrShame,
Thanx, I'm going to do later today (after lunch). But first, I'm going to give this post a little while to see if there is any other way.

DrShame's solution is probably the easiest and most straightforward. I would go with that.

bstaletic · 2014-06-10 15:36:21

You can always boot from Arch live CD and chroot into your system and than rename that file.

nixIT · 2014-06-10 17:32:14

booting with a live and renaming my .old back to passwd worked. solving thread.

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