renamed root account, how2 recover

From: Werner Mohren (mohren@orn.mpg.de)
Date: Mon Oct 24 2005 - 09:54:39 EDT


Hi,
editing the passwd-file of a remote system over a slow line with vi,
 inadvertently renamed the root entry ( into xxxxroot, shadow still has
root-passwd).
How do I overcome this mess :-( ?

-- 
Werner Mohren
Systems & Network Manager
Max Planck Institute for Ornithology Seewiesen
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