Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 20:17:41 -0300 (ART) From: Fernando Gleiser <fgleiser@cactus.fi.uba.ar> To: Trey Sizemore <trey@fastmail.fm> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to edit file in single user mode Message-ID: <20041128201638.N66254@cactus.fi.uba.ar> In-Reply-To: <41AA5AFC.2090902@fastmail.fm> References: <41AA5AFC.2090902@fastmail.fm>
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On Sun, 28 Nov 2004, Trey Sizemore wrote: > I made a typo in rc.conf and now am able to boot only into single user > mode. I thought vi would be available to edit the file, but cannot > execute it (vi not found). How can I edit my rc.conf at this point/ After you drop into single user, say the magic words: # mount -a that will mount all the filesystems and then vi will be available. Fer
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