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Date:      Wed, 9 Jul 2003 23:09:46 -0400
From:      "greg@exchange.janemobley.com" <greg@exchange.janemobley.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Changed a filesystem's name -- now system hangs on reboot (help)
Message-ID:  <39020-2200374103946796@M2W035.mail2web.com>

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Any help appreciated=2E=2E=2E I feel like I've painted myself into a corne=
r=2E

The problem: system drops into /bin/sh on reboot without going through a
full reboot because it can't find a filesystem (/storage) that it's lookin=
g
for=2E I can't get into /etc/fstab to comment out the offending line becau=
se
I can't get booted=2E

This is as far as the boot gets:

# mount: /storage: No such file or directory
# Mounting /etc/fstab filesystems failed, startup aborted
# Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh:


Background: I turned /storage into /var/ftp/many_more_files by unmounting
it and renaming it and remounting it=2E Everything worked fine until I nee=
ded
to do a reboot following a physical move of the box=2E

I've looked through the handbook and tried (unsuccessfully) to reboot into=

single-user mode or otherwise get to a place where I can either comment ou=
t
the line in fstab or skip the check -- no luck=2E

Any ideas much appreciated=2E

G=2E

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