On Mon, 22 Dec 2014 21:58:03 +0100 Rocky Hotas wrote: > > Do you have /usr on separate filesystem, or everything under /? > > Above errors are what I get if I try to fsck/mount normal directory. > > No, /usr and all the other directories are in the same filesystem, > which is unique. > Everything on same filesystem is not that unique, but guide seems to assume separate /usr. If you don't have separate /usr, you should be able to just skip parts mentioning it. Or in other words, if it is not filesystem, it doesn't need separate fsck/mount.
> > In any case, even without /usr, if you have / mounted, you should be > > able to edit your rc.conf and whatever other configuration files you > > need with /rescue/vi > > I was oddly able to modify the rc.conf file (and delete the lines > about NIS), but not other files such as /etc/nsswitch.conf > and /etc/mydomainname. Making "/rescue/vi /etc/ntsswitch.conf" > produces: > > Error: messages not turned on: /dev/constty: read-only file system > ex/vi: Error: /var/tmp/vi.recover: Read-only file system > ex/vi: Modifications not recoverable if the session fails > ex/vi: Error: /var/tmp/vi.recover/vi.00012c: Read-only file system > I almost sent small correction to my earlier mail, but unfortunately didn't. When I wrote "if you have / mounted", there was implied "rw" there which should have been explicit. Error message says "read-only file system" did you fsck and (re)mount / before attempting to edit, like guide suggests?
