Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2000 12:19:29 -0400 From: "Andresen,Jason R." <jandrese@mitre.org> To: huppe@mailtag.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: I'm locked out Message-ID: <39E1F011.13A6CEBC@mitre.org> References: <39E1EEAC.CB16CFB1@mailtag.com>
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Len Huppe wrote: > > Hi All, > > I have a typo/syntax error in my /etc/rc.conf file, and I am now locked > out of my system. I don't know how to get back in and edit the file. > The kernel lets me run a shell but the root partition is mounted as > read-only. Can somebody tell me how I can mount the drive and correct > the typo? > > I tried running a "fixit" session from the live filesystem on CD 2 of > the distribution set,but it won't let me run the mount command. > Boot single user (boot -s) and when you get a shell, type mount / to mount / rw and affect repairs to your rc.conf. -- _ _ _ ___ ____ ___ ______________________________________ / \/ \ | ||_ _|| _ \|___| | Jason Andresen -- jandrese@mitre.org / /\/\ \ | | | | | |/ /|_|_ | Views expressed may not reflect those /_/ \_\|_| |_| |_|\_\|___| | of the Mitre Corporation. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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