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From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org>
To: "Dennis C. Prather" <dennis@productivity.org>
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Subject: Re: Won't Boot
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In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20001010130150.00accd60@64.40.92.36>; from dennis@productivity.org on Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 01:08:41PM -0500
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On Tue, Oct 10, 2000 at 01:08:41PM -0500, Dennis C. Prather wrote:
> I have been trying to make this box into a firewall. I made a bunch of 
> changes and now when reboot I get this massege.
> /etc/rc.conf: 23: Syntex error: Unterminated quoted string
> Enter full path of shell or return  for /bin/sh:
> When I hit return I get the # sign but when I try to edit /etc/rc.conf with 
> vi I get this message.
> vi: Not found
> 

That is because /usr is not mounted. Try this:

	# mount -u /
	# mount /usr
	# PATH=/bin:/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin
	# vi /etc/rc.conf
	.....
	# exit

> Would someone please help?
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> Dennis Prather
> Systems Administrator
> dennis@productivity.org
> <http://www.guntherconst.net/>Gunther Construction
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