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Date:      Sun, 21 Apr 2002 08:52:36 -0500
From:      David Powers <dnpowers@swbell.net>
To:        'Jeff Jeter' <gsfgf@softhome.net>, 'Benjamin Krueger' <benjamin@macguire.net>
Cc:        'FreeBSD Questions' <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: I killed my network
Message-ID:  <003901c1e93b$cc175cf0$0401a8c0@daveabit>
In-Reply-To: <000701c1e8e5$fce78270$6901a8c0@laptop>

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Because of the syntax error your system has been started in single user with
the / file system mounted read only.  If you look at the syntax error
message it will tell you what line number is the problem.  You can remount
your file systems with a mount -a and then edit the file and fix the line
that is causing the problem.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
[mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Jeff Jeter
Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 10:38 PM
To: Benjamin Krueger
Cc: FreeBSD Questions
Subject: Re: I killed my network


I tried to edit /etc/rc.conf and now the machine won't boot.  It gives me a
syntax error in the file and brings me to a shell selection in the middle of
the boot process before logon.  From this shell (doesn't matter which) i can
do some things, but i can't edit (w/ ee or vi) rc.conf nor delete it.  What
can i do?  I do have a cd.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Benjamin Krueger" <benjamin@macguire.net>
To: "Jeff Jeter" <gsfgf@softhome.net>
Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 11:14 PM
Subject: Re: I killed my network


> * Jeff Jeter (gsfgf@softhome.net) [020419 20:04]:
> > My com restarted and i had an IP address conflict.  I didn't want to
> > restart, so i tried to see if i could restart the network.  I went to
> > /stand/sysinstall and reconfigured the network interface (i thought) i
was
> > using, faith0.  boom, no networking (except samba).  I tried doing
> > sysinstall and reconfigureing each of the other interfaces to see if i
was
> > using the worng one, but no go.  What do i do to reconfig networking.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Jeff Jeter
>
> Typically, after your initial install, you don't want to play with
sysinstall
> again. sysinstall really is overdue for some time out to pasture. =)  You
want
> to configure your interfaces in /etc/rc.conf. More information about
rc.conf
> and other related configuration files in /etc can be found at:
>
>
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config-tuning.html
>
> You can also read about more advanced networking topics such as gateways
and
> routing at:
>
>
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config-tuning.html
>
> --
> Benjamin Krueger
>
> "Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about."
> - Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
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