login error:cannot not find root directory

[perikillo]

   I give up.
               I dont how in hell did this mistake, but i reinstall
again Freebsd. Thanks Lowell Gilbert for your message.


On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 13:34:05 -0800, perikillo <perikillo at gmail.com> wrote:
>    Yes, i check, the /root /.* but they looks correct, i check the
> propierties and attr of that directory and files, but they look
> correct. I dont know what more to check :-?
> 
>     Another error i found is went i try to see a manpage the system
> send this error:
> 
> mistake# man ls
> /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1  "/usr/lib/libz.so.2"
> 
>    That cannot find that library, i check those files and they exist,
> maybe went i was reparin my system i broke the link, could i repair
> this???
> 
>    If i make the makeworld again could be fixed????
> 
>    Thanks.
> 
> On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:14:02 -0800 (PST), Lowell Gilbert
> <freebsd-questions-local at be-well.ilk.org> wrote:
> > perikillo <perikillo at gmail.com> writes:
> >
> > >   Hi all.
> > >       Look i was hardering my freebsd box 4.10 p5, but i made one mistake:
> > >                             "I didnt test my system before i reboot"
> > >
> > >   I was reading some docs about "security", i use chflags on:
> > >
> > >   mistake# chflags schg /bin/*
> > >   mistake# chflags schg /sbin/*
> > >
> > >   Them apply some chmod on /root files:
> > >
> > >    mistake# chmod 0600 /root/.*  (i think :-?)
> > >
> > >   I was trying to make my root directory only visible by root user.
> > > But dont remenber wich mod i apply. I made more changes but dont
> > > remember all.
> > >
> > >     The result was that went i try to access my box like normal user
> > > (wheel group), the systema say:
> > >                           "error: cannot find root directory"
> > >
> > >    Them i boot single-user, i input my password:
> > >
> > >                                  "init: single-user failed"
> > >
> > >     Here i could not access my system, my God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > >
> > >
> > >   Ok, them get my 3 floppys, kern, mfs, and fixit .flp. I mount / to
> > > access  my system:
> > >
> > >    -delete the schg label on /bin and /sbin
> > >     mistake#chflags noschg /bin/*
> > >     mistake#chflags noschg /sbin/*
> > >
> > >      On the root directory, i change my .files attr:
> > >
> > > mistake# chmod 0644 /root/.*
> > >
> > >     I change my ttys, to let root access the system: from insecure -> secure.
> > >
> > >     I was checking other system with the same version 4.10 p5, and let
> > > the files attributes on /root and / with the same attributes.
> > >
> > >      I dont touch the /kernel file, after this change root could
> > > access the system, but the other users dont have access:
> > >
> > >                                 "error: cannot find root directory".
> > >
> > >      This is my situation right now, could some one give some clues to
> > > resolve this problem,  i dont want to install again the S.O, this
> > > machine i working very well.
> > >
> > >    I will apreciate any  clue. Thanks all for your time.
> >
> > Check the permissions on "/.".
> >
>