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Thread: Terminal wont open because i change usermod -s /usr/bin/

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    Post Terminal wont open because i change usermod -s /usr/bin/

    Hi hi i was messing arround withouth thanking and changed my #usermod -s /usr/bin/ to this so everytime i start Terminal now i get this error message

    There was an error creating the child process for this terminal
    failed to execute child process "/usr/bin/"
    any suggestions what i can do to fix it ?

    p.s. i have no idea why i did that haha

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    Re: Terminal wont open because i change usermod -s /usr/bin/

    Boot into recovery mode and drop to a root shell, then remount your root filesystem in rw mode with...
    Code:
    mount -o rw,remount /
    You can then change your shell back again by doing...
    Code:
    usermod -s /bin/bash username
    replacing username with your actual username.
    Reboot and all should be OK again.
    Last edited by Cheesemill; March 8th, 2013 at 12:42 AM.
    Cheesemill

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