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Date:      Wed, 22 Dec 1999 17:40:52 -0600
From:      Bob Martin <bob@buckhorn.net>
To:        James A Wilde <james.wilde@telia.com>
Cc:        freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: readonly filesystem to read-write
Message-ID:  <38616184.FF154287@buckhorn.net>
References:  <04dc01bf4cbf$e726fde0$8208a8c0@iqunlimited.net>

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James A Wilde wrote:
> 
> Hi:
> 
> I loaded FBSD 3.1 on an old pentium today.  The network card was not working
> so I
> added some lines to rc.conf.  Unfortunately the first of these lacked the "
> before the value
> so the boot process bombed out at, presumably, single user stage.  No
> editors were available
> except ed but ed couldn't do anything since the file system was readonly.  I
> can't mv the file
> either for the same reason.
> 
> How do I change the state of the file system to read-write so that I can at
> least boot the
> system all the way and then repair the file with vi?
> 
> TIA
> 
> mvh/regards
> 
> James
> 
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Assuming a standard installation: 

umount /
mount /
mount /usr

Bob Martin
-- 
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War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."
		-- Albert Einstein


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