Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc!questor!lclarke From: lclarke@questor.wimsey.bc.ca (Lawrence Clarke) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: How to get out of NeXT-Tour ? Message-ID: Date: Sun, 31 Mar 91 23:27:24 PST References: Organization: Questor - Free Internet/Usenet*Vancouver*BC::+1 604 681 0670 ty@springs.cis.ufl.edu (Tyng-Jing Yang) writes: > Hi, > I was expecting some fun with "Guided Tour" program > in /NeXTDeveloper/Demo dir (BTW,on my HD, 040). But After I launched > that program, it log myself out and nothing going (sound, animation,,) except > show up as another user "NeXTTour"(?). ShowandTell program above > Recycler can't be launched. Since then I can't login as > root or even myself. Reboot or powerdown didn't help either. > NeXT-Tour program(user) took over my HD !!! > > My last resovle was to boot from my original 2.0 Extended OD. > and try to reupgrade my HD. > Unfortunately, Upgrade2.0 program told me "Upgrade 2.0 is not supported" > this time, not the first time ask me whether to keep Mathmatica and > Algol CL or not. After Upgrade2.0 failed, my HD show up as > "UPGRADE2.0" dir under root. and I have another dir "NeXTour" under HD. > all the files under /NextDeveloper are invisiable under "NeXT-Tour" user > but visiable under booting from OD. > Here's a fix .... Boot your NeXT in single user mode... cmd-cmd-~/ then at the prompt NeXT> b sd -s # cd / # cd .NeXT # rm .NeXTdefaults.L then cmd-cmd-~ and let it boot NeXTstep. This allows you to sign on as root. Call up /NextAdmin/UserManager and delete the NeXTTour account and directory. And delete the .NeXT/NeXTdefaults.L file in your own home directory. This deletes any previous default settings you may have made, but as least it will allow you to sign-on. From a voice of experience.... * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * lawrence_clarke@questor.uucp | c/o TRIUMF Operations Group * * larry@erich.triumf.ca | University of British Columbia * * Compuserve: 70441,1776 | 4004 Wesbrook Mall * * Phone: +1 604 275-5902 | Vancouver, British Columbia * * FAX: +1 604 275-4184 | Canada V6T 2A3 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *