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From: Brian.Chan@samba (Brian Chan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: ESIX Blues: NO shell error
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Date: 21 Dec 90 09:57:00 GMT
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[I'm having trouble posting this article. If you have seen this
 already, sorry. BC]
 
I got into big trouble last night while installing an alternate 
shell for my newly acquired ESIX 3.2.2 Rev D. [Well, I actually 
bought it in September if it means anything.] Stupid me, I forgot 
to change the ALTSHELL=YES before I did the damage. Yes, yes, RTMF 
before you do anything. 
 
I first used passmgm to change the default shell to csh. That works 
fine. After I created the .cshrc file, but for some reasons, it 
won't read the resource file. [Don't know the reason. The path 
didn'nt change even I ran another csh under it.]  I logged out and 
s****. It won't let me or root or anybody to log on the system 
anymore. It said "No shell". 
 
I then read the ESIX installation and followed the instruction on 
"Recovery of Unix system". I mount and umount like it says but it 
won't let me copy the kernel on floppy disk to /mnt. 
 
Before I spend another 8 hours installing over again, can anyone 
tell me how can I get back to system again?  
 
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Brian
Stuttgart, FRG
 
Hardware: Gateway 2000 w/CDC 150MHD + 16 Megs RAM.