From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 3 18:53:04 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A97CC16A418 for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 18:53:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from philip@ridecharge.com) Received: from EXHUB015-3.exch015.msoutlookonline.net (exhub015-3.exch015.msoutlookonline.net [207.5.72.95]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A441113C469 for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 18:53:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from philip@ridecharge.com) Received: from philip.hq.rws (74.93.213.161) by smtpx15.msoutlookonline.net (207.5.72.103) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 8.0.744.0; Mon, 3 Dec 2007 10:53:04 -0800 Message-ID: <4754508E.30802@riderway.com> Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 13:53:02 -0500 From: "Philip M. Gollucci" Organization: Riderway Inc. User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070919) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jorn Argelo References: <20071201044427.38bd2c84@asus.freeode.co.uk> <20071201061813.2a0e35e2@gumby.homeunix.com.> <20071201140619.4b7332ba@asus.freeode.co.uk> <4752EFF1.9050107@wcborstel.com> <20071203181412.709fab80@gumby.homeunix.com.> <4754500D.8070706@wcborstel.com> In-Reply-To: <4754500D.8070706@wcborstel.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: RW , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: What's the point of the shell choice in single user mode? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:53:04 -0000 Jorn Argelo wrote: > RW wrote: >> On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:48:33 +0100 >> Jorn Argelo wrote: >> >> >> >>> Also note that vi doesn't work by default as it needs to write >>> to /tmp. So mount /tmp or re-mount / to RW permissions. >>> >> I think vi will also fail unless it has access to termcap, so you'd >> need /usr mounted too. >> > You'd need to mount /usr anyway, as the vi binary is located in /usr/bin ;-) *cough* /rescue/vi -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Philip M. Gollucci (philip@ridecharge.com) o:703.549.2050x206 Senior System Admin - Riderway, Inc. http://riderway.com / http://ridecharge.com 1024D/EC88A0BF 0DE5 C55C 6BF3 B235 2DAB B89E 1324 9B4F EC88 A0BF Work like you don't need the money, love like you'll never get hurt, and dance like nobody's watching.