From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Sep 22 15:14:51 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from unix.megared.net.mx (megamail.megared.com.mx [207.249.162.252]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A424014BD7 for ; Wed, 22 Sep 1999 15:14:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Received: from ales (ales.megared.net.mx [207.249.163.251]) by unix.megared.net.mx (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id RAA71756; Wed, 22 Sep 1999 17:12:48 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from ales@megared.net.mx) Message-ID: <013f01bf0547$cc8ef100$fba3f9cf@megared.net.mx> Reply-To: "Alejandro Ramirez" From: "Alejandro Ramirez" To: , "Monte Westlund" References: <3.0.5.32.19990922112441.007ae900@memes.com> Subject: RE: Followup, was: bad rc.conf? Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 17:14:11 -0500 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2014.211 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi, > Thanks all that replied, and those who will. Youre welcome > I have booted as single user and nuked /etc/rc.conf. The machine now boots. > I had been making my changes to /etc/defaults/rc.conf so I have all of my No, you shouldnt have to make changes to the /etc/defaults/rc.conf file, this is the "default" config file, you have to make all the propper changes to the /etc/rc.conf file, and leave untouched the /etc/defaults/rc.conf file. My /etc/rc.conf file looks like this: ---------------------------------------- # This file now contains just the overrides from /etc/defaults/rc.conf # please make all changes to this file. network_interfaces="tl0 xl0 lo0" ifconfig_tl0="inet 10.10.103.34 netmask 255.255.255.0" ifconfig_xl0="inet 10.10.103.33 netmask 255.255.255.0" defaultrouter="10.10.103.31" hostname="mail.domain.com" ### Miscellaneous administrative options ################### enable_quotas="YES" # turn on quotas on startup (or NO). check_quotas="YES" # Check quotas on startup (or NO). ### Network daemon (miscellaneous) & NFS options: ########### syslogd_enable="YES" # Run syslog daemon (or NO). syslogd_flags="-s" # Flags to syslogd (Secure Mode). portmap_enable="NO" # Run the portmapper service. --------------------------------------- I Hope this Helps... Ales > 'overrides'. I think I was following instructions I was given correctly. > Maybe I was given bad instructions. > > Best regards, > Monte Westlund > -Monte > montejw@memes.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message