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From: blair@obdient.CHI.IL.US (Doug Blair)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: Lost Console Recovery
Summary: Get back in via alternate consoles
Keywords: Console
Message-ID: <5728@obdient.CHI.IL.US>
Date: 23 Jul 89 18:21:05 GMT
References: <5817@pbhyf.PacBell.COM>
Distribution: usa
Organization: Obedient Software, Wheaton IL
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In article <5817@pbhyf.PacBell.COM>, peb@PacBell.COM (Pat Bowens) writes:

> While working with 386
> release 3.0e, I carelessly turned off my console in etc/inittab.  

Pat: This one's relatively easy. First, login via an alternate console
(hit Alt and F2 for a login prompt). You won't be able to login as root,
but just about any other password you remember is fine.  Next, use the
su command to become root. Third, edit the inittab file. Fourth issue
a "telinit Q" command to fire up the getty on the console device.

What? No alternate consoles? Login via a dialup. What? No dialups? Can you
say "reinstall?"


Doug
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