users disapeared (KC 1.0.7.8 firm)

[twins]

Hi

today I found I had no root and no users (I use USBA) on my wl700gE.
If I try to add a user on the web interface it tells me "the user was created". I press "ok" button, the page reloads and says "there are no users", which is true. There is no root either. I can only telnet with "admin". What could be happening to my brick?

[twins]

I have reinstalled the firmware. Everything is as previously. Services like mldonkey are runing, still no root. How do I create the root user? does this question make sense? Can anybody help?

[twins]

Hey, this site is really helpfull
I'll keep talking to myself.......

So, whatever idea I come up with, I need to be root. Since I can not be root, only admin, I was thinking maybe I should "hard reset" the router and start all over again.
So, I have two questions for you to ignore:
1) How do I reset the router? I believe I have to clean the nvram, since a firmware upgrade didn't work.
2) Will I loose the files on the hard disk? This could be a problem, since I have important files in the disk and so far I couldn't get them. Only the vanished users could access the shares, I can not create a new user, I can't get to the files as admin.

twins

[back2basic]

You can try to hold the reset button on the back. hold it for over 10 sec. the ready light will start blinking.
this should reset you re device.

I had the same problem with the user accounts so I revert my box to openwrt

[twins]

You can try to hold the reset button on the back. hold it for over 10 sec. the ready light will start blinking.
this should reset you re device.

I had the same problem with the user accounts so I revert my box to openwrt

Hey, there's life in this forum after all
I could do that. But I wonder if that will erase my files. If it erases my files, first I will have to remove the disk and copy the files to a PC (using the method I've seen somewhere in this forum...). Removing the disk would be a nice excuse to put a proper one in the brick. On the other hand it will be too much trouble, and I'm still not sure it is worth it (reliability of the firmware, mldonkey too slow both download and upload(!?!?what the heck!?!?)).
So, can you tell me if it is safe for the files to reset the router?

Thank you

Twins

[angrybob100]

Funny, exactly the same thing happened to me today.

HD wont mount, cant log in or su to root (no passwd entry for root).

Wondering what action I can take with no root password.

I think without the HD its screwed. I am using kcfurge firmware 1.0.7.8

[angrybob100]

A full hard reset got me back a root user. IT reverted to the standard asus firmware. Before that I couldnt even su to root

For some reason my hd wont mount automatically still, which means nothign really works properly. I can mount it manually and see my stuff. I will probably start a second thread on this topic.