On Fri, Apr 09, 2004 at 03:55:39PM -0500, lrnobs wrote: > I am setting up a new server so I could just reinstall, but this is a > learning opportunity. > > I was changing the hostname of the computer. In rc.conf I apparently left > the leading " off the name. > > BSD doesn't like this. It stops the boot and allows/forces me to a shell. So > I found that "cat" shows me the error of my ways. vi apparently doesn't > exist or is stored somewhere that I cannot find because "find" does not work > either. > > I did find "ed" and thought I would be learning how to use it, but alas > trying to launch it tells me that I have a readonly file system. > > So, is there any way for me to fix my typo, or is reinstall my only option. > > Thanks, > > Larry Nobs >
mount -rw / && mount -rw /usr and edit rc.conf as needed with vi Josh Paetzel _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"