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Date:      Fri, 25 Jun 2004 07:56:35 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To:        Chris limina <semismurf@yahoo.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: rc.conf
Message-ID:  <20040625075635.3a0fbe04.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
In-Reply-To: <20040625115345.37261.qmail@web21324.mail.yahoo.com>
References:  <20040625115345.37261.qmail@web21324.mail.yahoo.com>

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Chris limina <semismurf@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm running bsd 5.2.1
>  
> there is a syntax error in my rc.conf
>  
> what course of action do i take to repair it without having to re-install.
>  
> There should be a way to easily fix this. but none of the boot options allow
> me to edit that file.

I'm guessing it's throwing you into single-user mode?

Do:
fsck
mount -a
ee /etc/rc.conf

Fix the error and reboot.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com



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