Problem with /etc/rc.conf

[Guest_imported]

Hi to you all

I have a problem with my Freebsd 4.5 box
Ok I installed the system and every thing was ok
Then I configured the box to work as a gateway
Compile a new kernel and made all the changes that it needed
In my /etc/rc.conf file the firewall_type=”open” no rules only for NAT use
After all the changes and kernel compile every thing was ok the only problem was that the NAT was not working so I did some changes in my /etc/rc.conf file and after the boot it would not start.
The strange thing that when the kernel boots up I have an error and it goes like that

“/etc/rc.conf : 81 : syntax error : Unterminated quoted string
Enter full pathname of shell of RETURN for /bin/sh:
#”

And now I can’t do anything I tried to load the old kernel but that error is coming back again.

Please any help

Thanks for advanced

 

[Guest_imported]

have a good look at line 81 (mid-fourth screen) and terminate quotes

 

[Guest_imported]

Thanks for your help

The problem is that from that screen i can't do eny thing
do you know how can i edit the /etc/rc.conf ?

 

[ngilsenan]

I had exactly the same problem. A little searching around and I found the answer here.

http://lantech.geekvenue.net/chucktips/jason/chuck/1002317496/index_html

Boot in single user mode]

As the operating system is starting, it will display the following message:

Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.

Booting [kernel] in 10 seconds...

You should now press the space bar, and you will see the following message:

Type '?' for a list of commands, or 'help' for more detailed help.

ok

Now type boot -s and press the enter key to start FreeBSD in single user mode. After the system boots, you should see the statement:

Enter full pathname of shell or RETURN for /bin/sh:

Press the enter key and you will have a # prompt.

[Mount the filesystems]

At the command prompt, issue the mount command. This command will mount all the filesystems listed in your /etc/fstab file.

# mount -t ufs -a

This gives you readwrite access to the filesystem and you can now vi rc.conf and correct the error.

Hope thats of some help.

 

[Guest_imported]

Yep it is working
Thank you very match