Date: Sun, 9 Nov 1997 16:58:01 -0500 From: bill@twwells.com (T. William Wells) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Boot Problems Message-ID: <645bfi$q0m$1@twwells.com> References: <2.2.32.19971109125313.00907c3c@argo.net.au> <Pine.BSF.3.91.971109194427.253N-100000@panda.hilink.com.au>
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In article <Pine.BSF.3.91.971109194427.253N-100000@panda.hilink.com.au>, Daniel O'Callaghan <danny@panda.hilink.com.au> wrote: : 1. ctrl-alt-delete : 2. At boot prompt enter '-s' for 'single user mode' : 3. At 'Shell prompt' hit <enter> or type "/bin/csh" : 4. mount / (mounts / read-write) : 5. mount /usr (gives you /usr/* so you can use vi and shared libs) *ALWAYS* fsck a file system before mounting it. Also, depending on configuration, you may need to mount /var, to get /var/tmp. : 6. Make your fixes (e.g. vipw, passwd, vi /etc/rc.conf) : 7. <ctrl-D> - system continues booting. -- ** Tired of getting spam? Check out http://www.junkproof.com/ for an answer.
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