Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 13:22:54 -0800 From: "Jeremiah Gowdy" <jgowdy@home.com> To: "Peter Brezny" <peter@black.purplecat.net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: motd wrong, won't boot Message-ID: <002f01c0a74c$c5cbe140$035778d8@sherline.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10103071600060.24949-100000@black.purplecat.net>
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> I accidentally merged the new motd with mergemaster after a complete > rebuild of a system to -stable and now, it won't boot. > > How can i get back to the file system to restore the original motd (i > backed it up). > > i'm in a fixit shell from the cd but don't know how to mount the > filesystems on the hard drive. Um, I'm confused. What exactly does motd (message of the day), have to do with booting ? The motd isn't read until someone logs in, and even if the motd file is fubar or deleted or whatever, that doesn't keep you from logging in. And what would mergemaster do to motd anyway ? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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