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Date:      Mon, 9 Oct 2000 12:15:10 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Stephen Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net>
To:        Len Huppe <huppe@mailtag.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: I'm locked out
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.05.10010091214490.25838-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net>
In-Reply-To: <39E1EEAC.CB16CFB1@mailtag.com>

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When you go in standalone as root - do 

mount
or
mount -a

if you want them all mounted and writable.

On Mon, 9 Oct 2000, Len Huppe wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> I have a typo/syntax error in my /etc/rc.conf file, and I am now locked
> out of my system.  I don't know how to get back in and edit the file.
> The kernel lets me run a shell but the root partition is mounted as
> read-only.  Can somebody tell me how I can mount the drive and correct
> the typo?
> 
> I tried running a "fixit" session from the live filesystem on CD 2 of
> the distribution set,but it won't let me run the mount command.
> 
> Help please !!
> 
> thanks in advance,
> Len Huppe
> 
> 
> 
> 
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