Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 01:47:13 +0000 From: Chris Hodgins <chodgins@cis.strath.ac.uk> To: Mike Jeays <Mike.Jeays@rogers.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can't reboot after messing up my rc.conf file Message-ID: <4213F7A1.3030304@cis.strath.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <1108595484.708.8.camel@chaucer.jeays.ca> References: <03fb01c51457$3f246ff0$0b01a8c0@enigmedia.net> <1108595484.708.8.camel@chaucer.jeays.ca>
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Mike Jeays wrote: > On Wed, 2005-02-16 at 13:42, aklist_061666 wrote: > >>Hi All: >> >>I was editing my rc.conf file and left off a quote mark, and now when I try >>to reboot I get an error and am prompted to drop into shell to fix it. >> >>The default prompt is /bin/sh, and if I hit return I get a prompt. >> >>How can I edit the file while I'm in that prompt? VI doesn't work...is there >>another text editor I can use to fix the file? >> >>TIA >> >>_______________________________________________ >>freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > /bin/ed > > Be prepared with a printed manual and a wet towel for your head! > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Or you could just simply: # /bin/mv /etc/rc.conf /etc/rc.conf.bad # /bin/echo "<variable>=<value>" >> /etc/rc.conf This will give you a nice new rc.conf that you can edit once you are up and running again. HTH Chris
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