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
First thing to do would be to mount / as r/w so you can use ed. Your $PATH is shot to heck so maybe:
/sbin/mount -t ufs /dev/ad0s1a /
Of course, that should be the correct device and slice for your machine...
Have you tried just /sbin/mount -a to get the whole thing back? Maybe then vi or emacs or whatever would be accessible...
Either way, this is completely recoverable. Don't wipe your HDD yet....!!
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