Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 12:15:03 -0500 (EST) From: "Gerald T. Freymann" <freymann@scaryg.shacknet.nu> To: Walter Hop <walter@binity.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: help needed. how to re-mount / in rw mode. Message-ID: <20020330121307.N28647-100000@scaryg.shacknet.nu> In-Reply-To: <200203301536.40831@silver.dt1.binity.net>
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On Sat, 30 Mar 2002, Walter Hop wrote: > [in reply to Noel Balansag, Saturday 30 March 2002 15:23] > > > i experimented on editing /etc/fstab and mounted / in ro mode, and now, > > i cannot edit anything even as root. short of re-installing fbsd, is > > there any other way to re-mount / in rw mode? > > Try: > > mount -o rw / Walter: What about this goof up... Restored / from a dump. It overwrote /etc/fstab... on reboot FreeBSD sees the device name of a different hd controller.. I can boot -s I can see the list of files But it won't let me touch them... I can't "more filename" or edit anything. I need to fix /etc/fstab.... how does one get rw back? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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