If you just removed the entry from master.passwd, you need to rebuild
the password database with a command like:

	pwd_mkdb -p /etc/master.passwd

/usr will of course need to be mounted for this...

- ad

David Brownlee wrote:
> 
>         Can you recall what you have changed/installed (even in general
>         terms) since you last positively know you were able to login as
>         root.
> 
>         Can you login as a normal user and 'su'.
> 
>         Can you boot into single user and see if the 'root' line in
>         /etc/master.passwd starts 'root::'?
> 
>                 David/absolute
> 
>                       Neighbours should be one of:
>                 a) Understanding   b) Distant   c) Deaf
> 
> On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Brad Henry wrote:
> 
> > Hey Andy, thanks for the warning about HTML email, i normally set up the
> > client to use plain text, this time i guess i didn't :)
> >
> > sorry, i might not have been clear about this, but the problem isn't with
> > logging in from remote, it's when i try to log in directly on the terminal.
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > thanks,
> > brad
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Andy Doran <ad@fionn.sports.gov.uk>
> > To: Brad <bnh@dimension6.com>
> > Cc: <port-pmax@netbsd.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 1999 2:40 AM
> > Subject: Re: root account inaccessable
> > >
> > > > Brad wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello, ihave a DECstation 5000/120 that I bought from my University.
> > > > it came installed with netBSD 1.3.1, and just the root account setup
> > > > with no password. I've been playing with it for awhile, nd now that
> > > > i've tried setting it up on my network, (a cablemodem, linux box and a
> > > > windows box) when i try to login as root it asks me for a password,
> > > > which i've never set. does anyone know how i can get past this or
> > > > possibly netboot using the linux box so i can do a network install of
> > > > netBSD to clear this up?
> > >
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > > May 30 16:57:36 netmachine /netbsd: scc0,1: silo overflow
> > > >
> > > > does anyone know what this is and is it possibly related?
> > >
> > > Upgrading to 1.4 may help, I don't know...
> > >
> > > - ad
> > >
> >