Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 10:44:05 +1000 From: "Danny" <dannyho@bigpond.net.au> To: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: /etc/rc.conf question Message-ID: <000b01c25f75$a886e3e0$bf01a8c0@x.com>
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Hi, I was trying to add a additional ip address to my test FreeBSD machine by issuing the following command : 1) cp /etc/rc.conf /etc/rc.conf_backup 2)vi /etc/rc.conf 3)I typed in the following entry ifconfig_rl0_alias0="192.168.1.189 netmask 255.255.255.0 When I reboot the computer I get the following error message: Mount root from ufs:/dev/ads1sa /etc/rc.conf 24 Syntax Error: Unterminated quotated string Enter Full path name of shell or return for /bin/sh I have tried typing in cp /etc/rc.conf_backup /etc/rc.conf I have tried typing in fsck then typing in cp /etc/rc.conf_backup /etc/rc.conf How do I get it to restart properly? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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