Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:01:15 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@msu.edu> To: oscar Seo <oscar815@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How can I repair wrong /etc/rc.conf ? Message-ID: <20100310000115.GA51767@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <861961dd1003082145w4c19d4f0g1f59597d2d077ec7@mail.gmail.com> References: <861961dd1003082145w4c19d4f0g1f59597d2d077ec7@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, Mar 09, 2010 at 02:45:22PM +0900, oscar Seo wrote: > 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? It is because not all of your filesystems are mounted. Probably you can gett away with just doing fsck -a mount -u mount -a >From then you can edit. If it will not run the fsck or the mount -a, then you will have to reboot in to single user mode and do the above. ////jerry > > Thanks in advanced. > Oscar > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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