Accidentally moved sudoers file
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I accidentally moved /etc/sudoers to Documents.
I need to move it back to /etc, but I can't since I need to be sudo to move files...
sudo mv Documents/sudoers /etc
sudo: unable to stat /etc/sudoers: No such file or directory
sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin
sudo raspberry-pi
edited Dec 6 at 14:35
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I accidentally moved /etc/sudoers to Documents.
I need to move it back to /etc, but I can't since I need to be sudo to move files...
sudo mv Documents/sudoers /etc
sudo: unable to stat /etc/sudoers: No such file or directory
sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin
sudo raspberry-pi
edited Dec 6 at 14:35
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Do you have physical access to the machine? Is there a keyboard & screen attached to it? Can you boot into single user mode?
– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:35
I'm using raspberry pi with sd card
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:47
That doesn't answer any of the three questions I asked :) Do you have physical access to the machine? Is there a keyboard & screen attached to it? Can you boot into single user mode?
– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:49
Sorry i'm new to linux, i'm using Putty for an ssh connection so yes i have keyboard and terminal, it doesn't have what you describe as single user mode
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:51
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@roaima I think the code you see is actually the user's failed attempt at restoring the file.
– hymie
Dec 6 at 17:58
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up vote
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I accidentally moved /etc/sudoers to Documents.
I need to move it back to /etc, but I can't since I need to be sudo to move files...
sudo mv Documents/sudoers /etc
sudo: unable to stat /etc/sudoers: No such file or directory
sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin
sudo raspberry-pi
edited Dec 6 at 14:35
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I accidentally moved /etc/sudoers to Documents.
I need to move it back to /etc, but I can't since I need to be sudo to move files...
sudo mv Documents/sudoers /etc
sudo: unable to stat /etc/sudoers: No such file or directory
sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin
sudo raspberry-pi
sudo raspberry-pi
edited Dec 6 at 14:35
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Do you have physical access to the machine? Is there a keyboard & screen attached to it? Can you boot into single user mode?
– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:35
I'm using raspberry pi with sd card
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:47
That doesn't answer any of the three questions I asked :) Do you have physical access to the machine? Is there a keyboard & screen attached to it? Can you boot into single user mode?
– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:49
Sorry i'm new to linux, i'm using Putty for an ssh connection so yes i have keyboard and terminal, it doesn't have what you describe as single user mode
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:51
1
@roaima I think the code you see is actually the user's failed attempt at restoring the file.
– hymie
Dec 6 at 17:58
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2
Do you have physical access to the machine? Is there a keyboard & screen attached to it? Can you boot into single user mode?
– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:35
I'm using raspberry pi with sd card
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:47
That doesn't answer any of the three questions I asked :) Do you have physical access to the machine? Is there a keyboard & screen attached to it? Can you boot into single user mode?
– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:49
Sorry i'm new to linux, i'm using Putty for an ssh connection so yes i have keyboard and terminal, it doesn't have what you describe as single user mode
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:51
1
@roaima I think the code you see is actually the user's failed attempt at restoring the file.
– hymie
Dec 6 at 17:58
2
2
Do you have physical access to the machine? Is there a keyboard & screen attached to it? Can you boot into single user mode?
– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:35
Do you have physical access to the machine? Is there a keyboard & screen attached to it? Can you boot into single user mode?
– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:35
I'm using raspberry pi with sd card
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:47
I'm using raspberry pi with sd card
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:47
That doesn't answer any of the three questions I asked :) Do you have physical access to the machine? Is there a keyboard & screen attached to it? Can you boot into single user mode?
– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:49
That doesn't answer any of the three questions I asked :) Do you have physical access to the machine? Is there a keyboard & screen attached to it? Can you boot into single user mode?
– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:49
Sorry i'm new to linux, i'm using Putty for an ssh connection so yes i have keyboard and terminal, it doesn't have what you describe as single user mode
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:51
Sorry i'm new to linux, i'm using Putty for an ssh connection so yes i have keyboard and terminal, it doesn't have what you describe as single user mode
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:51
1
1
@roaima I think the code you see is actually the user's failed attempt at restoring the file.
– hymie
Dec 6 at 17:58
@roaima I think the code you see is actually the user's failed attempt at restoring the file.
– hymie
Dec 6 at 17:58
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UPDATE 2 - if you are using raspberry pi:
Power down and pull the SD card out from your Pi and put it into your computer.
Open the file cmdline.txt and add init=/bin/sh to the end or for newer versions: systemd.unit=emergency.target. (UPDATE 2) . This will cause the machine to boot to single user mode.
Put the SD card back in the Pi and boot.
When the prompt comes up, type su to log in as root (no password needed).
mv sudoers-newname sudoers
Shut the machine down, then pull the card out again and put the cmdline.txt file back the way it was by removing the init=/bin/sh bit or for newer versions: systemd.unit=emergency.target. (UPDATE 2)
(Text adapted for sudoers deletion from here: http://mapledyne.com/ideas/2015/8/4/reset-lost-admin-password-for-raspberry-pi)
OLD ANSWER:
If you have root password just issue "su" but if you don't have root password, use a live cd, dvd or pendrive to just move the file back again.
For using su just:
#su
Password: Type root password
Via the Live-CD open the terminal and:
$ sudo fdisk -l (to get a list of partitions)
You will see the partition of your linux installation, as something like:
/dev/sda1 * 2048 1936918527 1936916480 923,6G 83 Linux
So if in your case it is /dev/sda1 too, just
sudo -i
mkdir /mnt/sda1
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1
mv /mnt/sda1/etc/sudoers-newname /mnt/sda1/etc/sudoers
cd /
umount /mnt/sda1
If you have your linux installed in multiple partitions, just try mounting one by one until you find the correct one or the one that have the etc files.
That is it. Reboot.
answered Dec 6 at 14:33
Luciano Andress Martini
3,415931
i'm using a raspberry pi with sd card, how can i fix that?
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:47
A minute please.
– Luciano Andress Martini
Dec 6 at 14:48
@LightYugen you should be able to boot from the same SD card you originally used to install the OS. If not, see the question I linked to in my comment under your question. When you get to grub, presseand edit as described in the "single user mode" section.
– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:48
See my edit on the answer.
– Luciano Andress Martini
Dec 6 at 14:51
snag.gy/XzlQcE.jpg did i put it correctly? when i boot it still asks user and password
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:59
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2
down vote
Booting into single user mode to move the file back to where it belongs is a solution to this problem, and the easiest for a regular PC.
In this case however, the file system is on a SD card. You just need a card reader, that you also need if you want to modify the boot options, and use that to attach the SD card to a regular PC running Linux. If you don't already have a Linux on a PC, get any Linux live CD. Then mount the file system on the card and move the file to the correct place.
answered Dec 6 at 18:03
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
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up vote
2
down vote
UPDATE 2 - if you are using raspberry pi:
Power down and pull the SD card out from your Pi and put it into your computer.
Open the file cmdline.txt and add init=/bin/sh to the end or for newer versions: systemd.unit=emergency.target. (UPDATE 2) . This will cause the machine to boot to single user mode.
Put the SD card back in the Pi and boot.
When the prompt comes up, type su to log in as root (no password needed).
mv sudoers-newname sudoers
Shut the machine down, then pull the card out again and put the cmdline.txt file back the way it was by removing the init=/bin/sh bit or for newer versions: systemd.unit=emergency.target. (UPDATE 2)
(Text adapted for sudoers deletion from here: http://mapledyne.com/ideas/2015/8/4/reset-lost-admin-password-for-raspberry-pi)
OLD ANSWER:
If you have root password just issue "su" but if you don't have root password, use a live cd, dvd or pendrive to just move the file back again.
For using su just:
#su
Password: Type root password
Via the Live-CD open the terminal and:
$ sudo fdisk -l (to get a list of partitions)
You will see the partition of your linux installation, as something like:
/dev/sda1 * 2048 1936918527 1936916480 923,6G 83 Linux
So if in your case it is /dev/sda1 too, just
sudo -i
mkdir /mnt/sda1
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1
mv /mnt/sda1/etc/sudoers-newname /mnt/sda1/etc/sudoers
cd /
umount /mnt/sda1
If you have your linux installed in multiple partitions, just try mounting one by one until you find the correct one or the one that have the etc files.
That is it. Reboot.
answered Dec 6 at 14:33
Luciano Andress Martini
3,415931
i'm using a raspberry pi with sd card, how can i fix that?
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:47
A minute please.
– Luciano Andress Martini
Dec 6 at 14:48
@LightYugen you should be able to boot from the same SD card you originally used to install the OS. If not, see the question I linked to in my comment under your question. When you get to grub, presseand edit as described in the "single user mode" section.
– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:48
See my edit on the answer.
– Luciano Andress Martini
Dec 6 at 14:51
snag.gy/XzlQcE.jpg did i put it correctly? when i boot it still asks user and password
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:59
|
show 2 more comments
up vote
2
down vote
UPDATE 2 - if you are using raspberry pi:
Power down and pull the SD card out from your Pi and put it into your computer.
Open the file cmdline.txt and add init=/bin/sh to the end or for newer versions: systemd.unit=emergency.target. (UPDATE 2) . This will cause the machine to boot to single user mode.
Put the SD card back in the Pi and boot.
When the prompt comes up, type su to log in as root (no password needed).
mv sudoers-newname sudoers
Shut the machine down, then pull the card out again and put the cmdline.txt file back the way it was by removing the init=/bin/sh bit or for newer versions: systemd.unit=emergency.target. (UPDATE 2)
(Text adapted for sudoers deletion from here: http://mapledyne.com/ideas/2015/8/4/reset-lost-admin-password-for-raspberry-pi)
OLD ANSWER:
If you have root password just issue "su" but if you don't have root password, use a live cd, dvd or pendrive to just move the file back again.
For using su just:
#su
Password: Type root password
Via the Live-CD open the terminal and:
$ sudo fdisk -l (to get a list of partitions)
You will see the partition of your linux installation, as something like:
/dev/sda1 * 2048 1936918527 1936916480 923,6G 83 Linux
So if in your case it is /dev/sda1 too, just
sudo -i
mkdir /mnt/sda1
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1
mv /mnt/sda1/etc/sudoers-newname /mnt/sda1/etc/sudoers
cd /
umount /mnt/sda1
If you have your linux installed in multiple partitions, just try mounting one by one until you find the correct one or the one that have the etc files.
That is it. Reboot.
answered Dec 6 at 14:33
Luciano Andress Martini
3,415931
i'm using a raspberry pi with sd card, how can i fix that?
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:47
A minute please.
– Luciano Andress Martini
Dec 6 at 14:48
@LightYugen you should be able to boot from the same SD card you originally used to install the OS. If not, see the question I linked to in my comment under your question. When you get to grub, presseand edit as described in the "single user mode" section.
– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:48
See my edit on the answer.
– Luciano Andress Martini
Dec 6 at 14:51
snag.gy/XzlQcE.jpg did i put it correctly? when i boot it still asks user and password
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:59
|
show 2 more comments
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
UPDATE 2 - if you are using raspberry pi:
Power down and pull the SD card out from your Pi and put it into your computer.
Open the file cmdline.txt and add init=/bin/sh to the end or for newer versions: systemd.unit=emergency.target. (UPDATE 2) . This will cause the machine to boot to single user mode.
Put the SD card back in the Pi and boot.
When the prompt comes up, type su to log in as root (no password needed).
mv sudoers-newname sudoers
Shut the machine down, then pull the card out again and put the cmdline.txt file back the way it was by removing the init=/bin/sh bit or for newer versions: systemd.unit=emergency.target. (UPDATE 2)
(Text adapted for sudoers deletion from here: http://mapledyne.com/ideas/2015/8/4/reset-lost-admin-password-for-raspberry-pi)
OLD ANSWER:
If you have root password just issue "su" but if you don't have root password, use a live cd, dvd or pendrive to just move the file back again.
For using su just:
#su
Password: Type root password
Via the Live-CD open the terminal and:
$ sudo fdisk -l (to get a list of partitions)
You will see the partition of your linux installation, as something like:
/dev/sda1 * 2048 1936918527 1936916480 923,6G 83 Linux
So if in your case it is /dev/sda1 too, just
sudo -i
mkdir /mnt/sda1
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1
mv /mnt/sda1/etc/sudoers-newname /mnt/sda1/etc/sudoers
cd /
umount /mnt/sda1
If you have your linux installed in multiple partitions, just try mounting one by one until you find the correct one or the one that have the etc files.
That is it. Reboot.
answered Dec 6 at 14:33
Luciano Andress Martini
3,415931
UPDATE 2 - if you are using raspberry pi:
Power down and pull the SD card out from your Pi and put it into your computer.
Open the file cmdline.txt and add init=/bin/sh to the end or for newer versions: systemd.unit=emergency.target. (UPDATE 2) . This will cause the machine to boot to single user mode.
Put the SD card back in the Pi and boot.
When the prompt comes up, type su to log in as root (no password needed).
mv sudoers-newname sudoers
Shut the machine down, then pull the card out again and put the cmdline.txt file back the way it was by removing the init=/bin/sh bit or for newer versions: systemd.unit=emergency.target. (UPDATE 2)
(Text adapted for sudoers deletion from here: http://mapledyne.com/ideas/2015/8/4/reset-lost-admin-password-for-raspberry-pi)
OLD ANSWER:
If you have root password just issue "su" but if you don't have root password, use a live cd, dvd or pendrive to just move the file back again.
For using su just:
#su
Password: Type root password
Via the Live-CD open the terminal and:
$ sudo fdisk -l (to get a list of partitions)
You will see the partition of your linux installation, as something like:
/dev/sda1 * 2048 1936918527 1936916480 923,6G 83 Linux
So if in your case it is /dev/sda1 too, just
sudo -i
mkdir /mnt/sda1
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/sda1
mv /mnt/sda1/etc/sudoers-newname /mnt/sda1/etc/sudoers
cd /
umount /mnt/sda1
If you have your linux installed in multiple partitions, just try mounting one by one until you find the correct one or the one that have the etc files.
That is it. Reboot.
answered Dec 6 at 14:33
Luciano Andress Martini
3,415931
edited Dec 6 at 17:50
answered Dec 6 at 14:33
Luciano Andress Martini
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answered Dec 6 at 14:33
Luciano Andress Martini
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answered Dec 6 at 14:33
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3,415931
i'm using a raspberry pi with sd card, how can i fix that?
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:47
A minute please.
– Luciano Andress Martini
Dec 6 at 14:48
@LightYugen you should be able to boot from the same SD card you originally used to install the OS. If not, see the question I linked to in my comment under your question. When you get to grub, presseand edit as described in the "single user mode" section.
– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:48
See my edit on the answer.
– Luciano Andress Martini
Dec 6 at 14:51
snag.gy/XzlQcE.jpg did i put it correctly? when i boot it still asks user and password
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:59
|
show 2 more comments
i'm using a raspberry pi with sd card, how can i fix that?
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:47
A minute please.
– Luciano Andress Martini
Dec 6 at 14:48
@LightYugen you should be able to boot from the same SD card you originally used to install the OS. If not, see the question I linked to in my comment under your question. When you get to grub, presseand edit as described in the "single user mode" section.
– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:48
See my edit on the answer.
– Luciano Andress Martini
Dec 6 at 14:51
snag.gy/XzlQcE.jpg did i put it correctly? when i boot it still asks user and password
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:59
i'm using a raspberry pi with sd card, how can i fix that?
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:47
i'm using a raspberry pi with sd card, how can i fix that?
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:47
A minute please.
– Luciano Andress Martini
Dec 6 at 14:48
A minute please.
– Luciano Andress Martini
Dec 6 at 14:48
@LightYugen you should be able to boot from the same SD card you originally used to install the OS. If not, see the question I linked to in my comment under your question. When you get to grub, press
e and edit as described in the "single user mode" section.– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:48
@LightYugen you should be able to boot from the same SD card you originally used to install the OS. If not, see the question I linked to in my comment under your question. When you get to grub, press
e and edit as described in the "single user mode" section.– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:48
See my edit on the answer.
– Luciano Andress Martini
Dec 6 at 14:51
See my edit on the answer.
– Luciano Andress Martini
Dec 6 at 14:51
snag.gy/XzlQcE.jpg did i put it correctly? when i boot it still asks user and password
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:59
snag.gy/XzlQcE.jpg did i put it correctly? when i boot it still asks user and password
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:59
|
show 2 more comments
up vote
2
down vote
Booting into single user mode to move the file back to where it belongs is a solution to this problem, and the easiest for a regular PC.
In this case however, the file system is on a SD card. You just need a card reader, that you also need if you want to modify the boot options, and use that to attach the SD card to a regular PC running Linux. If you don't already have a Linux on a PC, get any Linux live CD. Then mount the file system on the card and move the file to the correct place.
answered Dec 6 at 18:03
RalfFriedl
5,2473925
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
Booting into single user mode to move the file back to where it belongs is a solution to this problem, and the easiest for a regular PC.
In this case however, the file system is on a SD card. You just need a card reader, that you also need if you want to modify the boot options, and use that to attach the SD card to a regular PC running Linux. If you don't already have a Linux on a PC, get any Linux live CD. Then mount the file system on the card and move the file to the correct place.
answered Dec 6 at 18:03
RalfFriedl
5,2473925
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
up vote
2
down vote
Booting into single user mode to move the file back to where it belongs is a solution to this problem, and the easiest for a regular PC.
In this case however, the file system is on a SD card. You just need a card reader, that you also need if you want to modify the boot options, and use that to attach the SD card to a regular PC running Linux. If you don't already have a Linux on a PC, get any Linux live CD. Then mount the file system on the card and move the file to the correct place.
answered Dec 6 at 18:03
RalfFriedl
5,2473925
Booting into single user mode to move the file back to where it belongs is a solution to this problem, and the easiest for a regular PC.
In this case however, the file system is on a SD card. You just need a card reader, that you also need if you want to modify the boot options, and use that to attach the SD card to a regular PC running Linux. If you don't already have a Linux on a PC, get any Linux live CD. Then mount the file system on the card and move the file to the correct place.
answered Dec 6 at 18:03
RalfFriedl
5,2473925
answered Dec 6 at 18:03
RalfFriedl
5,2473925
answered Dec 6 at 18:03
RalfFriedl
5,2473925
answered Dec 6 at 18:03
RalfFriedl
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Do you have physical access to the machine? Is there a keyboard & screen attached to it? Can you boot into single user mode?
– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:35
I'm using raspberry pi with sd card
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:47
That doesn't answer any of the three questions I asked :) Do you have physical access to the machine? Is there a keyboard & screen attached to it? Can you boot into single user mode?
– terdon♦
Dec 6 at 14:49
Sorry i'm new to linux, i'm using Putty for an ssh connection so yes i have keyboard and terminal, it doesn't have what you describe as single user mode
– Light Yugen
Dec 6 at 14:51
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@roaima I think the code you see is actually the user's failed attempt at restoring the file.
– hymie
Dec 6 at 17:58