Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 18:58:55 -0500 From: Trey Sizemore <trey@fastmail.fm> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to edit file in single user mode Message-ID: <41AA663F.2030106@fastmail.fm> In-Reply-To: <20041128201638.N66254@cactus.fi.uba.ar> References: <41AA5AFC.2090902@fastmail.fm> <20041128201638.N66254@cactus.fi.uba.ar>
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Fernando Gleiser wrote: >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 > > D'oh....sorry. Dumb question, but thanks for answering anyway!
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