From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 9 06:10:35 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D7CBD106566B for ; Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:10:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org) Received: from mail3.sea5.speakeasy.net (mail3.sea5.speakeasy.net [69.17.117.5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF82B8FC16 for ; Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:10:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 3417 invoked from network); 9 Mar 2010 06:10:35 -0000 Received: from dsl092-078-145.bos1.dsl.speakeasy.net (HELO be-well.ilk.org) ([66.92.78.145]) (envelope-sender ) by mail3.sea5.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 9 Mar 2010 06:10:34 -0000 Received: from lowell-desk.lan (lowell-desk.lan [172.30.250.6]) by be-well.ilk.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF5F150885; Tue, 9 Mar 2010 01:10:28 -0500 (EST) Received: by lowell-desk.lan (Postfix, from userid 1147) id 44FB11CC4A; Tue, 9 Mar 2010 01:10:28 -0500 (EST) From: Lowell Gilbert To: oscar Seo References: <861961dd1003082145w4c19d4f0g1f59597d2d077ec7@mail.gmail.com> Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:10:28 -0500 In-Reply-To: <861961dd1003082145w4c19d4f0g1f59597d2d077ec7@mail.gmail.com> (oscar Seo's message of "Tue, 9 Mar 2010 14:45:22 +0900") Message-ID: <447hpm9ga3.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How can I repair wrong /etc/rc.conf ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:10:35 -0000 oscar Seo writes: > I'm using FreeBSD 6.4 + windowmaker in IBM notebook. > I edited /etc/rc.conf to use LAN other ip address is different from my home > address in my school. > I got error message from this > [ > /etc/rc.conf: 131: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string > Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh: > ] > so that I returned, I decided to edit /etc/rc.conf using vi. > But freebsd didn't find vi, less any other application. > I can't modify even if read /etc/rc.conf. > fortunately I can use cat so I found my fault sting from /etc/rc.conf but I > can't modify any files cause the system changed into read only file system. > How can I repair /etc/rc.conf file with fault statements using any editor? > > Thanks in advanced. > Oscar There is an entry in the FreeBSD FAQ titled "I made a mistake in rc.conf, or another startup file, and now I cannot edit it because the file system is read-only. What should I do?" It's exactly what you need. -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/