If I reset my password will this update the passwd file?
The reason that I ask is because I foolishly edited my /etc/passwd manually and in the process deleted the root user line. Now I am unable to use sudo to edit the file.
My solution is to purchase a new droplet and replicate my existing server. However I am not sure if this is truly necessary. I am fairly new to server admin, hence the foolish behaviour of manually editing my passwd file! Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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No, resetting the password updated
/etc/shadowwhere the password is actually stored.Follow Attempt Recovery with a Recovery ISO | How To Recover from File System Corruption Using Fsck and a Recovery ISO | DigitalOcean. You can skip the Set Up Networking in the Recovery Environment section.
Once you’ve mounted the filesystem, open
/mnt/etc/passwdin nano or any other editor, and add the following line at the beginning:Then, save the file, unmount the filesystem, and power off the droplet:
Finally, reply to the support ticket to remove the ISO image from the droplet so you can then boot your droplet normally.
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