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Date:      Tue, 11 Apr 2000 16:24:28 -0700
From:      "Tom Vollmer" <vollmert@mindspring.com>
To:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Problem
Message-ID:  <000801bfa40d$168f3f80$0b0000c0@mindspring.com>

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I made an error in the /etc/rc.conf file.  I quote character was not =
inserted after the hostname parameter.  Now, the machine stops when =
parsing the file and I can only get to a '#' prompt.  I can't get =
prompted for login and I do not have enough rights to fix the file.  Can =
I get procedure to get enough rights to put the quote character in?  =
Hopefully, I won't have to reinstall the OS.  Thanks,

Tom Vollmer

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