Hi, I have by mistake messed up with my /etc/passwd in Ubuntu Feisty so the First line of /etc/passwd is : oot:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash istead of root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash Fortunately i can loin with another user but cannot run sudo or su. i get this error message : No passwd Entry for Root I have tried to Enter recovery mode but cannot get access to the shell prompt. I have tried to boot with the Live CD as i read on some forums but i do not know how to mount the root partition in what. can you Please help! Thanks.
Thanks to God, This link while googling help me to get my system back as normal www.cyberciti.biz/tips/recovering-deleted-etcshadow-password-file.html After issuing this command on step 1: # mount -rw -o remount / I did vi /etc/passwd and update the root line. Then i power off the system and on reboot i was back to normal.
