Actually by mistake i did set the sticky bit of my /etc/passwd file.
Now i m not able to use my linux partition.
during booting after many services are enabled i get this line and my system hangs after

that
"getpwnam failed for enabling swap space."

then a blue screen appears with the large white dailog box saying
"The gdm user does not exist.
please correct gdm configuration /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf and restart

gdm"
then it prompts to press <ok>
when i do it blackscreen appears prompting
localhost login:
and
password:
i have already tried my old login and password but everytime it gives
me login incorrect!
what should i do now?
do i need to reinstall?
I tried to mount my linux partition with KNOPPIX CD. I found in my
/etc/passwd file as follows:
rpm:x:37:37::/var/lib/rpm:/sbin/nologin
ident:x:98:98ident user:/:/sbin/nologin
rpc:x:32:32:Portmapper RPC user:/:/sbin/nologin
pcap:x:77:77::/var/arpwatch:/sbin/nologin
ntp:x:38:38::/etc/ntp:/sbin/nologin
there is nothing like "root" in this file.

hi there

i haven't experimentd with sticky bit that much

but what about chaning that sticky to "0"

or add the required entires urself .

or if would like to try with a passwd file from my FC2

regards

try to add a root user in your /etc/passwd


vi /etc/passwd

maybe you will end the problem

what should i write at the place of encrypted password?
in /etc/passwd

hi there

make an entry like this in ur /etc/passwd

root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash

and the encrypted passwds are stored in /etc/shadow, which will be the same since u have not edited ur /etc/shadow

regards

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