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From: Snob Art Genre <ben@multivac.narcissus.net>
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To: "Tony D'Andrade" <blue@visinet.ca>
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At the boot: prompt, type "-s".  This will boot you to single-user mode.

On Wed, 22 Oct 1997, Tony D'Andrade wrote:

> 
> Hi does anyone know how i can boot up in single user mode where i can edit
> files in the /etc directory ???
> 
> thanks in advance 
> 
> 
> 
> 



 Ben

"You have your mind on computers, it seems."