Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 22:28:14 +1000 (EST) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Keith=20Spencer?= <bsd2000au@yahoo.com.au> To: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: SOLVED ->Re: Help! I killed my rc.conf and cant boot correctly! Message-ID: <20030630122814.76265.qmail@web12001.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20030630032616.GK11229@freepuppy.bellavista.cz>
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Thanks --- Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz> wrote: > # bsd2000au@yahoo.com.au / 2003-06-28 16:04:58 > +1000: > > --- Adam <blueeskimo@gmx.net> 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? > > > > 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! > > mount -u / > mount -a -t ufs > swapon -a > /usr/bin/vi /etc/rc.conf > > -- > If you cc me or remove the list(s) completely I'll > most likely ignore > your message. see http://www.eyrie.org./~eagle/faqs/questions.html http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Mobile - Check & compose your email via SMS on your Telstra or Vodafone mobile.
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