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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web=2Ecom/ =2E
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