[Olivier Nicole]

Dear Eras,

> I tried editing /etc/rc.conf file in between server hanged . Now the
> rc.conf is incomplete. There is a line with incomplete quotes.
> So the machine in starting in single user mode  . No editor is working .
> when /usr is mounter ee editor is there. But The file could not be edited
> and saved since it is read only.

mount -u /

should do it and remount / in read/write.

Olivier

>
> How to overcome this read only mode and edit the file.
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Trond Endrestøl <
> Trond.Endrestol at fagskolen.gjovik.no> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 6 Jan 2014 17:23+0530, eras mus wrote:
>>
>> > On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 3:58 PM, Erich Dollansky <
>> erichsfreebsdlist at alogt.com
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> > > Hi,
>> > >
>> > > On Mon, 6 Jan 2014 15:18:34 +0530
>> > > eras mus <erasmu at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Dear List,
>> > > >
>> > > > I am maintaining  a FreeBSD server Box, recently i am facing a issue
>> > > > that the server unable to  access via ssh, its not pinging. The
>> > > > Server after a forced restart is up for some time. Able to login from
>> > > > a remote machine as well as a physical console for sometime. After a
>> > > > few minutes the sever console be pinged or ssh. In server console
>> > > > also the machine hungs unable to enter root password in the prompt.
>> > > > If I do a power restart it is restarting up again and I can ssh also
>> > > > login from the console, but after few minutes it hungs no ssh and
>> > > > pinging from LAN machine not possible. How to trouble shoot, Please
>> > > > shed some light on it.
>> > >
>> > > sounds like a hardware problem to me.
>> > >
>> > > The server was running fine for some time before?
>> > >
>> > > Erich
>> >
>> > Dear List,
>> >
>> > This is the /var/log/messages output
>> > http://pastebin.com/Td2JetmK
>>
>> Judging from the log messages, your server lost its network
>> connection or maybe ipfw is to blame.
>>
>> Please post the contents of the /etc/rc.conf file.
>> Also, please give us the output of the ipconfig command.
>>
>> You may cross out (XXXX) any information you consider sensitive.
>>
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