Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 22:50:23 GMT From: Parv <parv@pair.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/74402: /etc/rc.conf: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string Message-ID: <200411262250.iAQMoNF1058914@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR conf/74402; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Parv <parv@pair.com> To: Shen <shxxb@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/74402: /etc/rc.conf: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 17:44:20 -0500 in message <200411260802.iAQ82FjP081972@www.freebsd.org>, wrote Shen thusly... > > Added some lines in /etc/rc.conf file, but made the mistake use a > ' instead of a " I suppose in either case the quotes, single or double, were balanced. That is, you eneded up w/ something like... var='value' ...and neither of the below two... var="value' var='value" > , during boot processing, the error is: > > /etc/rc.conf: 79: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string > Enter full path name of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh: > > Now the problem is even entered /bin/sh, still do not have any > function can change this configration file, even "vi" is not > available There is (s)ed (when vi usage is impossible), but before that at least / partition will need to be mounted read/write. - Parv --
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