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Customizing my shell, I set up for the user root, a shell doesn't exist.
And now, all of operation that requires root privileges, don't work.
I tried to log as root, but nothing, neither using graphic interface.
Suggestions??
How could I reset root default shell?
I know that the only method in order to do this is modify enviroment variable "SHELL". But I have to be logged as root to use this solution.
At boot time, modify your Grub, so that your kernel line contains init=/bin/bash. This will start your system with the bash shell only, modify what you need to do and reboot.
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