Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 20:31:17 -0500 From: David Syphers <dsyphers@uchicago.edu> To: mystic_mac1@mac.com, chris@ooc2000.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help! Syntax error in rc.conf has made my entire filesystem read only!!!!!! Message-ID: <200207022029.52399.dsyphers@uchicago.edu> In-Reply-To: <A5CA4526-8E20-11D6-AA68-00306548FDCC@mac.com> References: <A5CA4526-8E20-11D6-AA68-00306548FDCC@mac.com>
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You need to boot to single-user mode. Do not choose bash there, choose /bin/sh. To get a system you can work with, you must remount / read-write. (fsck'ing the filesystems is just a good habit.) Then mount /usr so you can use your favorite editor for rc.conf. fsck -p mount -u / mount -a -t ufs Then fix rc.conf, reboot, and enjoy. Just be glad you didn't mess up your fstab file. I did that once... -David -- Everyone who believes in telekinesis, raise my hand... Astronomy and Astrophysics Center The University of Chicago To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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