Diskless question

[Eduardo Morras]

On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:55:08 +0200
Bernt Hansson <bah at bananmonarki.se> wrote:

> 2013-04-24 12:30, Arthur Chance skrev:
> > On 04/24/13 09:18, Bernt Hansson wrote:
> >> Hello list!
> >>
> >> I have set up a diskless machine with 8.3-stable and i as a user can log
> >> in, but when I try to log in as root it won't work. How to resolv that
> >> issue. I have tried with and without password but the computer said no.
> >
> > How did it say no? What does the entry for root in /etc/passwd say?
> 
> $su
> Sorry

Some shoots in the dark, shield your feet.

a)$su -
b)exist /root ?
c)can you boot in single user mode ?
d)exist /bin/csh ?

> root:*:0:0:Charlie &:/root:/bin/csh
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