From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jun 25 16:12:16 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mta07-svc.ntlworld.com (mta07-svc.ntlworld.com [62.253.162.47]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F0EE937B400 for ; Tue, 25 Jun 2002 16:12:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Administrator ([80.0.77.2]) by mta07-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020625231208.YJLA19225.mta07-svc.ntlworld.com@Administrator> for ; Wed, 26 Jun 2002 00:12:08 +0100 Message-ID: <003501c21c9e$310ad840$6400a8c0@Administrator> From: "Lee" To: Subject: Can only boot into single-user mode - Please Help Urgent Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 00:15:24 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0032_01C21CA6.91240140" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C21CA6.91240140 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello, Please help urgently. I was just editing the rc.conf file to add some new ethernet card = aliases but I missed out the file ' " ', now the system will only allow = me to boot into single-user mode. I know how to fix the problem, but as the / filesystem is mounted = read-only I cannot edit the rc.conf file. I have tried using the Install CD's fixit option but none of the options = work. Can anyone tell me. a) How to by pass the rc.conf file and just the rc.conf.defaults b) How to unmount the filesystem, so that I can remount it with right = access. thanks for any help any one can offer. I would also like to make a couple of comments / questions: Is it appropriate to have the / file system mounted read-only, as this = prevents as editing of the system files which are most likely to cause = boot problems? Also, IMHO, the Emergency Holographic shell is next to useless with this = particular problem as none of the basic commands I tried work (e.g. = mount, umount, ls, etc). Regards Lee ------=_NextPart_000_0032_01C21CA6.91240140 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello,
 
Please help urgently.
 
I was just editing the rc.conf file to = add some new=20 ethernet card aliases but I missed out the file ' " ', now the system = will only=20 allow me to boot into single-user mode.
 
I know how to fix the problem, but as = the /=20 filesystem is mounted read-only I cannot edit the rc.conf = file.
 
I have tried using the Install CD's = fixit option=20 but none of the options work.
 
Can anyone tell me.
a) How to by pass the rc.conf file and = just the=20 rc.conf.defaults
b) How to unmount the filesystem, so = that I can=20 remount it with right access.
 
thanks for any help any one can = offer.
 
I would also like to make a couple of = comments /=20 questions:
 
Is it appropriate to have the / file = system mounted=20 read-only, as this prevents as editing of the system files which are = most likely=20 to cause boot problems?
 
Also, IMHO, the Emergency Holographic = shell is next=20 to useless with this particular problem as none of the basic commands I = tried=20 work (e.g. mount, umount, ls, etc).
 
Regards
 
Lee
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