Date: 19 Sep 2002 10:38:39 +1000 From: Duncan Anker <d.anker@au.darkbluesea.com> To: Danny <dannyho@bigpond.net.au> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /etc/rc.conf question Message-ID: <1032395919.4797.167.camel@duncan> In-Reply-To: <000b01c25f75$a886e3e0$bf01a8c0@x.com> References: <000b01c25f75$a886e3e0$bf01a8c0@x.com>
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On Thu, 2002-09-19 at 10:44, Danny wrote: > Hi, > > I was trying to add a additional ip address to my test FreeBSD machine by > issuing the following command : > > 1) cp /etc/rc.conf /etc/rc.conf_backup > 2)vi /etc/rc.conf > 3)I typed in the following entry > > ifconfig_rl0_alias0="192.168.1.189 netmask 255.255.255.0 > > When I reboot the computer I get the following error message: > > Mount root from ufs:/dev/ads1sa > /etc/rc.conf 24 Syntax Error: Unterminated quotated string Well you would, you left a string unterminated :-) > Enter Full path name of shell or return for /bin/sh > > I have tried typing in cp /etc/rc.conf_backup /etc/rc.conf > > I have tried typing in fsck then typing in > > cp /etc/rc.conf_backup /etc/rc.conf > > > How do I get it to restart properly? Press return, then: mount /usr vi /etc/rc.conf make your changes and then type exit at the prompt. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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