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Date:      Wed, 12 Apr 2000 05:26:06 -0400
From:      "Thimble Smith" <tim@mysql.com>
To:        Tom Vollmer <vollmert@mindspring.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Problem
Message-ID:  <20000412052606.A835@threads.polyesthetic.msg>
In-Reply-To: <000801bfa40d$168f3f80$0b0000c0@mindspring.com>; from vollmert@mindspring.com on Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 04:24:28PM -0700
References:  <000801bfa40d$168f3f80$0b0000c0@mindspring.com>

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On Tue, Apr 11, 2000 at 04:24:28PM -0700, Tom Vollmer wrote:
> I made an error in the /etc/rc.conf file.  I quote character
> was not inserted after the hostname parameter.  Now, the
> machine stops when parsing the file and I can only get to a
> '#' prompt.  I can't get prompted for login and I do not have
> enough rights to fix the file.  Can I get procedure to get
> enough rights to put the quote character in?  Hopefully, I
> won't have to reinstall the OS.  Thanks,

Tom, when you're at the '#' prompt (single user mode), try
typing:

# mount -a
# vi /etc/rc.conf

The first mount -a should mount / read-write, at which point
you'll be able to go about your business.

Tim


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