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Date:      Wed, 5 Apr 2006 19:21:19 -0400
From:      Parv <parv@pair.com>
To:        Vincent Chen <vctw@yahoo.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD maillist <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: can't get a shell while choosing single user mode
Message-ID:  <20060405232119.GA5053@holestein.holy.cow>
In-Reply-To: <20060404192055.50761.qmail@web35804.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References:  <20060404192055.50761.qmail@web35804.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

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in message <20060404192055.50761.qmail@web35804.mail.mud.yahoo.com>,
wrote Vincent Chen thusly...
>
> 
> I just upgrade my freebsd 4.11 to 6.0. While using 4.11, I used to
> enter single user mode and run fsck on all filesystem every month.
> Recently, I tried to enter single user mode under 6.0 but can't
> get a shell to do anything. What should I do to get it done?

What exactly do you type, and what is the response that you get?  Is
your PATH set?  Did you try using commands available under /rescue
(with absolute path as in /rescue/ls)?


  - Parv

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