Once you're in single-user mode, try mount -a
This should give you a writeable root as well as your other filesystems. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Spencer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 3:34 PM Subject: Re: Help! I killed my rc.conf and cant boot correctly! > Thanks Adam, > When the machine boots it drops straight into (I > guess) single user mode. The /usr/sbin /usr/bin cant > be cd-ed to and the /etc dir says it is read only file > system! So I can't save to it. > I have a "Schlacter tute" fireall setup on it. With > whatever security it entails. > Any clue? Can I interupt the boot and do something? > This is a mission critical machine darn it...Oh dear! > Keith > > --- Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, > 2003-06-27 at 23:57, Keith Spencer wrote: > > > Want to hear a tale of stupidity and woe. > > > I screwed up fbsd 4.7 system rc.conf and can only > > seem > > > to boot into a basic session. Cant edit or save to > > > /etc files. > > > What to do and you guessed it...noboot disk was > > made > > > although I have another 4.7 fbsd machine nearby. > > > Tell me it's not fatal guys! > > > > I don't see why you wouldn't be able to boot into > > single-user mode, edit > > the rc.conf, then reboot. What exactly is the > > problem editing the files > > in /etc from SU mode? > > > > -- > > Adam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Mobile > - Check & compose your email via SMS on your Telstra or Vodafone mobile. > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
