From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 26 09:20:33 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C96D16A4CE for ; Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:20:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F169043D55 for ; Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:20:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id iAQ9KWrV058376 for ; Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:20:32 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id iAQ9KW28058375; Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:20:32 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:20:32 GMT Message-Id: <200411260920.iAQ9KW28058375@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: Gerhard Meier Subject: Re: conf/74402: /etc/rc.conf: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Gerhard Meier List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 09:20:33 -0000 The following reply was made to PR conf/74402; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Gerhard Meier To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Re: conf/74402: /etc/rc.conf: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 10:18:37 +0100 On Fri, Nov 26, 2004 at 08:02:15AM +0000, Shen wrote: > /etc/rc.conf: 79: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string > Enter full path name of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh: > > Now the problem is even entered /bin/sh, still do not have any function can change this configration file, even "vi" is not available After entering the single user mode, only your root filesystem is mounted. If /usr (vi lives in /usr/bin) is a separate filesystem, you have to mount it first. Try # mount -a -t ufs # /usr/bin/vi /etc/rc.conf /GM