Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2016 08:05:23 +0000 From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6722@twc.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Olaoluwa Omokanwaiye <laoluomoks@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Hi, a dual booting and printing question Message-ID: <D4.54.26444.46AF9F75@dnvrco-omsmta03> References: <90FD08FD-FE91-4C6C-943C-0B58B072AE29@me.com> <20161005184752.2f7784a3@KoggyBSD.org> <F29F5CC9-7A44-43E1-9025-157CD2E266DE@gmail.com> <E5.CB.19357.50547F75@dnvrco-oedge03> <C221C408-07B2-4F5E-AAA9-980E787D59AD@gmail.com> <50.6A.26444.3DF98F75@dnvrco-omsmta03> <CADZMNXKgv%2B9m03EtPZOLW8SG2369YRniw8N1=cT_7ctY=U5bYQ@mail.gmail.com> <CADZMNX%2BVQnutkoxjgqmkMO%2Bnq1Fm92Q_YLWAYhzEJuJ7sdzU=g@mail.gmail.com>
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> Hi,
> Pls what do I do when I am unable to log in to my free BSD. I misconfigured
> the xdm and it's not allowing me to log in.
> I can't even work from the terminal because the ctrl alt fxn keys are not
> responding. Once the system starts it goes to the xdm and hangs. I thought
> to use enlightenment desktop but alls not functioning.
> I tried booting into single user mode to edit the troubled file but all are
> only readable and not rw.
> Help
> Ola
When you boot into single-user mode in FreeBSD or NetBSD, root is read-only.
You can remount root read-write with
mount -uw /
Tom
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