Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 01:02:53 -0500 From: Kaluza-k <Kaluza-k@swbell.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Message-ID: <000a01bfc157$def3d320$b2d1bed0@swbell.net>
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Hi,
I am in dire need of some assistance; keep in mind im a recent =
newcomer to the wild and wacky world of UNIX. In fact, i bought "the =
complete Free BSD" book about 2 weeks ago. It was version 3.2. I read =
most of the book and then installed. Worked my way through installation, =
mounting and adding users for my home network. Then, tonight, i got to =
the part about creating and editing my /etc/rc.conf. file. So, im =
following the book to a "T". Making every little change that he does. =
Then, like a dummy, i use his default gateway and subnet mask( did not =
know i did this until after saving and rebooting". then i reboot. takes =
forever while it scans for every little device in the world, then starts =
spitting out:
if 237.108.34.5 not found subnet 255.255.255.0 not found,
at this point i realize ive screwed up. so i start reading. Well after =
about 3 min, i realize that its booting my into a single user mode. so, =
then i remount pico and certain file systems. re-edit the rc.conf. file =
to reflect my real subnet and my real default gateway( however, i still =
do not not what to do if my ip address is dynamic. i dont know what to =
put in that string.) Anyways, i reboot. Same problem, different error. =
this time is doesnt find those ones. NOTE: i put nothing in the if =
string, since i thought nothing would mean search automatically. =
Finally, in alast ditch effort, i opened my default/rc.conf. and saved =
it as my etc/rc.conf., overwriting what i thought to be bad data. WOW O =
WOW. was that a bad move. now it no longer has those errore but spits =
out "Out of fie descriptors" and prompts my for a direct path of enter =
for single user mode shell. PLEASE O PLEASE.... help me if you can.
Kaluza-k
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assistance; keep in mind im a recent newcomer to the wild and wacky =
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UNIX. In fact, i bought "the complete Free BSD" book about 2 weeks ago. =
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through=20
installation, mounting and adding users for my home network. Then, =
tonight, i=20
got to the part about creating and editing my /etc/rc.conf. file. So, im =
following the book to a "T". Making every little change that he does. =
Then, like=20
a dummy, i use his default gateway and subnet mask( did not know i did =
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until after saving and rebooting". then i reboot. takes forever while it =
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so i start=20
reading. Well after about 3 min, i realize that its booting my into a =
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rc.conf. file to reflect my real subnet and my real default gateway( =
however, i=20
still do not not what to do if my ip address is dynamic. i dont know =
what to put=20
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what i=20
thought to be bad data. WOW O WOW. was that a bad move. now it no longer =
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those errore but spits out "Out of fie descriptors" and prompts my for a =
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path of enter for single user mode shell. PLEASE O PLEASE.... help me if =
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