Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:12:23 +0100 From: Jorn Argelo <jorn@wcborstel.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: What's the point of the shell choice in single user mode? Message-ID: <47545517.9040302@wcborstel.com>
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Date: Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:56:38 +0100
From: Jorn Argelo <jorn@wcborstel.com>
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To: "Philip M. Gollucci" <pgollucci@riderway.com>
Subject: Re: What's the point of the shell choice in single user mode?
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Philip M. Gollucci wrote:
> Jorn Argelo wrote:
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>> RW wrote:
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>>> On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:48:33 +0100
>>> Jorn Argelo <jorn@wcborstel.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Also note that vi doesn't work by default as it needs to write
>>>> to /tmp. So mount /tmp or re-mount / to RW permissions.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I think vi will also fail unless it has access to termcap, so you'd
>>> need /usr mounted too.
>>>
>>>
>> You'd need to mount /usr anyway, as the vi binary is located in /usr/bin ;-)
>>
> *cough* /rescue/vi
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>
Ah good point, forgot about that one.
Cheers
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Philip M. Gollucci wrote:
Jorn Argelo wrote:
RW wrote:
On Sun, 02 Dec 2007 18:48:33 +0100
Jorn Argelo [1]<jorn@wcborstel.com> wrote:
Also note that vi doesn't work by default as it needs to write
to /tmp. So mount /tmp or re-mount / to RW permissions.
I think vi will also fail unless it has access to termcap, so you'd
need /usr mounted too.
You'd need to mount /usr anyway, as the vi binary is located in /usr/bin ;-)
*cough* /rescue/vi
Ah good point, forgot about that one.
Cheers
References
1. mailto:jorn@wcborstel.com
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