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From: "Danny" <dannyho@bigpond.net.au>
To: "Duncan Anker" <d.anker@au.darkbluesea.com>
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Subject: Re: /etc/rc.conf question
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 11:03:14 +1000
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Dear Duncan,

I did what you specified in the instruciton below,

mount /usr
pico /etc/rc.conf

After I make the changes the computer gives me a "read only" message and I
can't save the file.

Yours faithfully,

Danny

----- Original Message -----
From: "Duncan Anker" <d.anker@au.darkbluesea.com>
To: "Danny" <dannyho@bigpond.net.au>
Cc: <questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2002 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: /etc/rc.conf question


> On Thu, 2002-09-19 at 10:44, Danny wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was trying to add a additional ip address to my test FreeBSD machine
by
> > issuing the following command :
> >
> > 1) cp /etc/rc.conf /etc/rc.conf_backup
> > 2)vi /etc/rc.conf
> > 3)I typed in the following entry
> >
> > ifconfig_rl0_alias0="192.168.1.189 netmask 255.255.255.0
> >
> > When I reboot the computer I get the following error message:
> >
> > Mount root from ufs:/dev/ads1sa
> > /etc/rc.conf 24 Syntax Error: Unterminated quotated string
>
> Well you would, you left a string unterminated :-)
>
> > Enter Full path name of shell or return for /bin/sh
> >
> > I have tried typing in cp /etc/rc.conf_backup /etc/rc.conf
> >
> > I have tried typing in fsck then typing in
> >
> > cp /etc/rc.conf_backup /etc/rc.conf
> >
> >
> > How do I get it to restart properly?
>
> Press return, then:
>
> mount /usr
> vi /etc/rc.conf
>
> make your changes and then type exit at the prompt.
>
>
>


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