Date: 12 Jun 2002 21:57:30 -0500 From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> To: LIM_Shih_Hsien@ida.gov.sg Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Recovering from misconfigured rc.conf Message-ID: <1023937051.366.16.camel@lerlaptop> In-Reply-To: <OF37AB9D89.35D3F8C2-ON48256BD7.000F1DEA@gems2.gov.sg> References: <OF37AB9D89.35D3F8C2-ON48256BD7.000F1DEA@gems2.gov.sg>
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On Wed, 2002-06-12 at 21:54, LIM_Shih_Hsien@ida.gov.sg wrote: > Hi, i had entered a wrong syntax for a line in /etc/rc.conf. > > FreeBSD will now dump me into single user mode upon bootup, after > highlighting the syntax error. > > Is there any way I can edit rc.conf in this mode to comment out the > offending line pls? I only have / mounted in the single user mode, and > cannot access vi or similar commands in the csh session. > > I am running FreeBSD4.5-STABLE. mount -u / fsck /usr mount /usr vi /etc/rc.conf > > Many thanks, > Shih Hsien Lim > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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