Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 14:23:47 GMT From: Eric Janssens <eric@fpn.be> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: i386/81263: rc.conf error on startup Message-ID: <200505191423.j4JENlvs055221@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200505191430.j4JEU2OF023788@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 81263
>Category: i386
>Synopsis: rc.conf error on startup
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-i386
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Thu May 19 14:30:02 GMT 2005
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Eric Janssens
>Release: 5.3
>Organization:
Foo Inc
>Environment:
can't run the command
output:
#uname -a
uname: not found
>Description:
while editing my /etc/rc.conf file iv'e forgotten to unquote a string
on the next reboot I get
Pre-seeding PRNG: kickstart
/etc/rc.conf: 23: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh:
#
from then on I thought, just vim the file & rectify, but no .. that aint working...
I know it's stupid but, I am stuck
THANX
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