From owner-freebsd-doc Sun Nov 12 16:10: 6 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5190037B479 for ; Sun, 12 Nov 2000 16:10:03 -0800 (PST) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id QAA73460; Sun, 12 Nov 2000 16:10:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 16:10:03 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200011130010.QAA73460@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Cc: From: Lowell Gilbert Subject: Re: docs/22694: submission of new FAQ text on fixing broken startup files Reply-To: Lowell Gilbert Sender: owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR docs/22694; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Lowell Gilbert To: Ben Smithurst Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/22694: submission of new FAQ text on fixing broken startup files Date: 12 Nov 2000 19:06:49 -0500 Ben Smithurst writes: > lowell@world.std.com wrote: > > > + > > + I made a mistake in my startup files, and now the box > > + won't boot: how do I fix my mistake? > > + > > + > > + See the > > + previous question, > > + except edit the startup file in question instead of doing > > + passwd root. > > + > > + > > Isn't the "I made a mistake in rc.conf, and now I can't edit it because > the filesystem is read-only. What should I do?" question good enough? One would think. [Two possible translations: either I'm annoyed that so many people manage to miss that question, or I had missed it myself. Note that those are *not* mutually exclusive.] Please go ahead and close the PR, although adding "or other startup files" to the question in, um, question, might be a good idea. - Lowell To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message