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Date:      Tue, 31 Oct 2000 15:25:57 -0600 (CST)
From:      jmelesky@dynamictrade.com
To:        per.tore.larsen@fernonorden.com
Cc:        tony@tntpro.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: bypassing rc.conf
Message-ID:  <20001031212323.690E337B4E5@hub.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <25879E6A7E74D411B9370050043B7F3E1E13@fernonorden.com>

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from http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/boot-init.html

	5.5.2. Single-User Mode

	This mode can be reached through the automatic reboot
	sequence, or by the user booting with -s or setting the
	boot_single variable in loader.

	It can also be reached by calling shutdown without the reboot
	(-r) or halt (-h) options, from multi-user mode.

	If the system console console is set to insecure in /etc/ttys,
	then the system prompts for the root password before initiating
	single-user mode.

"the user booting with -s" means: During the boot process, when it
says "Hit [enter] to boot immediately, or any other key to...", you
hit some key other than enter. Then, at the prompt, type "boot -s". It
should boot into single-user mode.

Mount / (or wherever /etc is) in read-write mode and fix rc.conf.

-johnnnnnn

> Tnx.
> Still learning how to get this Freebsd to do what I want, which I might add
> is as easy as getting a beer when you are 14.
>
>> I would recomend booting into single user mode, mounting the drive, and
>> fixing the rc.conf




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