On 30-Dec-09 11:24:05, Paul Grenyer wrote:
Hi
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Tim Green <timothy.j.green@gmail.com> wrote:
2009/12/30 Paul Grenyer <paul.grenyer@gmail.com>:
Is my system toast? Do I need to start again? :-(
Boot off a recovery disk and edit the files.
Thanks! Worked perfectly! And thanks to Ted for pointing out where I went wrong. I am now back in the admin group.
-- Thanks Paul
I would also add that, when you are modifying a system config file (e.g. /etc/sudoers but there are many others), it is wise to do e.g. cp /etc/sudoers /etc/sudoers.bk or the like (I use ".bk" rather than ".bak" since the system itself often makes backups with extension ".bak"). Then, if you screw something up, you can restore the original. Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <Ted.Harding@manchester.ac.uk> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 30-Dec-09 Time: 12:02:59 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------