Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1999 23:17:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Dennis Ostrovsky <denis.ostrovsky@yale.edu> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: minor 3.1-S --> 3.2-S problem Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9906032316310.774-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.10.9906010951320.10564-100000@mercury.cis.yale.edu>
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On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Dennis Ostrovsky wrote: > I upgraded to 3.2-STABLE without any problems. I then decided that I would > keep the default rc.conf file in /etc/defaults as is, and use a customized > file (with all of the real info) in /etc/rc.conf. Well when I did this, I > basically could not start the system. After booting, it would hang for a > while, then say Out of file descriptors and drop me into the root shell > prompt, with nothing mounted except the root fs. You did cp /etc/defaults/rc.conf /etc/rc.conf Then edited /etc/rc.conf, didn't you? You created an infinite loop. Chop the inclusion logic off the bottom of /etc/rc.conf and you'll work again. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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