Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 15:41:18 +0930 From: "Rob" <listone@deathbeforedecaf.net> To: "Keith Spencer" <bsd2000au@yahoo.com.au>, "Adam" <blueeskimo@gmx.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help! I killed my rc.conf and cant boot correctly! Message-ID: <002901c33d3c$1765de70$a4b826cb@goo> References: <20030628060458.24753.qmail@web12004.mail.yahoo.com>
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Once you're in single-user mode, try mount -a This should give you a writeable root as well as your other filesystems. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Spencer" <bsd2000au@yahoo.com.au> To: "Adam" <blueeskimo@gmx.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 3:34 PM Subject: Re: Help! I killed my rc.conf and cant boot correctly! > Thanks Adam, > When the machine boots it drops straight into (I > guess) single user mode. The /usr/sbin /usr/bin cant > be cd-ed to and the /etc dir says it is read only file > system! So I can't save to it. > I have a "Schlacter tute" fireall setup on it. With > whatever security it entails. > Any clue? Can I interupt the boot and do something? > This is a mission critical machine darn it...Oh dear! > Keith > > --- Adam <blueeskimo@gmx.net> wrote: > On Fri, > 2003-06-27 at 23:57, Keith Spencer wrote: > > > Want to hear a tale of stupidity and woe. > > > I screwed up fbsd 4.7 system rc.conf and can only > > seem > > > to boot into a basic session. Cant edit or save to > > > /etc files. > > > What to do and you guessed it...noboot disk was > > made > > > although I have another 4.7 fbsd machine nearby. > > > Tell me it's not fatal guys! > > > > I don't see why you wouldn't be able to boot into > > single-user mode, edit > > the rc.conf, then reboot. What exactly is the > > problem editing the files > > in /etc from SU mode? > > > > -- > > Adam <blueeskimo@gmx.net> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Mobile > - Check & compose your email via SMS on your Telstra or Vodafone mobile. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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