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From: nathan mace <nmace85@yahoo.com>
Subject: help! i ran mergemaster and messed up /etc!
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i just ran mergemaster after i compiled a new kernel
and did a makeworld, then i rebooted.  now when
freebsd boots up, it checks the hardware and stuff
then when it starts the local services it gets hung in
and endless loop concerning getty.

luckily i made a backup of etc before i started, but
how can i get logged in to install the backup?  i
tried single user mode by booting with -s but it just
returns to the boot prompt...what do i do?

nathan

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