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Date:      Sat, 17 Apr 1999 17:04:05 -0700
From:      notme <notme@lvdi.net>
To:        whs@technologist.com
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: help - messed up /etc/rc.conf
Message-ID:  <37192175.646FF7E9@lvdi.net>
References:  <199904172349.BAA02981@netsurf.choin.net>

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I had this problem couple day ago also.  Just hit return,
then go to rc.conf under /etc, and edit it.  You should
be able to find a parameter with a missing ".
for example:
hostname = "host

All you need to do now is just add the " back... :)

Hope this helps. :)

Frankie

"Christian A. Weiser" wrote:

> need help
>
> I installed BSD last week and started to setup the networking
> tonight.
> After I rebootet the computer it did not go to the login - this came
> up:
> /etc/rc.conf: 16: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string
> Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh:
>
> How can I fix it without reinstalling everything.
>
> thanks
>
> Christian
>
> e-mail: whs@technologist.com
>
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