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From: Ryan Hill <rhill@xypoint.com>
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Subject: RE: crap - can't login anymore
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 12:42:37 -0700
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sorry for replying to my own question - but I corrected the problem by
booting to single user mode.

thanks,
ryan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ryan Hill 
> Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 12:29 PM
> To: 'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'
> Subject: crap - can't login anymore
> 
> 
> well,
> 
> it was only a matter of time... can someone tell me how to 
> login if sendmail is hanging on boot (preventing the login 
> display)?  I need to get into /etc/rc.conf and turn off 
> ipfilter, somehow the file is wacked because all of my rules 
> are hosed and so I can't even ssh in now.
> 
> I tried booting into recovery mode, but I'm utterly lost here 
> - advice would be appreciated.
> 
> thanks,
> ryan
> 

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