From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 27 23:11:28 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A1A737B401 for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2003 23:11:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zim.0x7e.net (zim.0x7e.net [203.38.184.132]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A96744008 for ; Fri, 27 Jun 2003 23:11:27 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from listone@deathbeforedecaf.net) Received: from goo.0x7e.net ([203.38.184.164] helo=goo) by zim.0x7e.net with smtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 19W8vf-000H5P-00; Sat, 28 Jun 2003 15:41:19 +0930 Message-ID: <002901c33d3c$1765de70$a4b826cb@goo> From: "Rob" To: "Keith Spencer" , "Adam" References: <20030628060458.24753.qmail@web12004.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 15:41:18 +0930 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4920.2300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4920.2300 cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help! I killed my rc.conf and cant boot correctly! X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 06:11:29 -0000 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" To: "Adam" Cc: 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 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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" >