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Subject: Re: Help! Syntax error in rc.conf has made my entire filesystem read only!!!!!!
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 22:32:27 -0500
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Syphers" <dsyphers@uchicago.edu>
To: <mystic_mac1@mac.com>; <chris@ooc2000.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 8:31 PM
Subject: Re: Help! Syntax error in rc.conf has made my entire filesystem
read only!!!!!!


> You need to boot to single-user mode.  Do not choose bash there, choose
> /bin/sh.
>
> To get a system you can work with, you must remount / read-write.
(fsck'ing
> the filesystems is just a good habit.)  Then mount /usr so you can use
your
> favorite editor for rc.conf.
>
> fsck -p
> mount -u /
> mount -a -t ufs
>
> Then fix rc.conf, reboot, and enjoy.  Just be glad you didn't mess up your
> fstab file.  I did that once...
>
> -David
>
So fsck -p optional?

And, you're definitely write about fstab.....lots of time
to fix that one.

KDK


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