Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 10:39:17 -0800 (PST) From: "Blake R. Swensen" <blake@pyramus.com> To: Len Conrad <lconrad@Go2France.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bad rc.conf, system unusable Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.1000129103029.26084A-100000@phil.pyramus.com> In-Reply-To: <4.2.2.20000129183926.017833f0@mail.Go2France.com>
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Once the system boots and drops you to a shell (single usr mode) change the status of the / mounted filesystem to read/write (as an example, using /dev/wd0s1a.. your mileage may vary).... # /sbin/mount -u -w /dev/wd0s1a / Then mount the other filesystems so that you have access to an editor. # mount -a Then you can edit the /etc/rc.conf using vi, ed or whatever your favorite text editor is. Reboot and all will be right with your world. Peace, Blake On Sat, 29 Jan 2000, Len Conrad wrote: > 3.4 release: got a line in rc.conf with unterminated ", so the system is > read-only and unusable. > > I've then booted with the 3.4R cdrom and do post-install config of the > network interface (the hostname line is missing the 2nd quote mark), but > that doesn't fix the rc.conf pb. > > What's a quick way to get my system back? > > tia, > Len > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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