Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 00:29:05 -0400 From: Robert Simmons <rsimmons0@gmail.com> To: Zantgo <zantgo@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Urgent!. Problem with / etc / rc.conf Message-ID: <CA%2BQLa9By435sthvHgCfu4YKPOe5-4BkdgcZQM%2BwQZRk_hf4vUA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <288821E5-0392-49CA-BC85-0E550769C732@gmail.com> References: <288821E5-0392-49CA-BC85-0E550769C732@gmail.com>
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On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 12:10 AM, Zantgo <zantgo@gmail.com> wrote: > Without wanting to erase all contents of / etc / rc.conf, by running "echo" slim_enable = "YES" "> / etc / rc.conf". Please help!. Well, the absolute basics would be: hostname="<YourHostNameHere>" ifconfig_<NameOfNicCardDeviceHere>"="inet <IPADDRESS> netmask <NETMASK>" defaultrouter="<IPOfGateway/Router>" You may also have had: sshd_enable="YES" You can also look at dmesg -a and get a grasp over what other services you had started. Two other things, use >> rather than > to append to the file (better yet, learn vi, it's much safer), and always backup any changes from default you make to config files. I keep them all on pastebin.com for convenience, but you can keep them anywhere, even scribbled on a postit note stuck to the front of the server in question (what I used to do). Rob
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