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From: gbuchanan@on.sympatico.ca (Gardner Buchanan)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc
Subject: Re: OpenBSD install: read only FS -Help!
Date: 19 Jul 1997 16:46:46 GMT
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In article <33CEA88B.68F5@minn.net>,
	Bryan Bluhm <bbluhm@minn.net> writes:
> Greetings:
> 
> I have OpenBSD installed on my Mac Quadra 840av. It boots fine
> in single or multi user, but, I can't seem to get the file
> system config'd for read/write access.
> 
> I am set up with a combined root/user partition on sd0a and swap
> on sd0b. I have tried various forms mount ( -u, -a, ...), have
> looked at the fstab and rc files, etc. I suspect that I need
> a mount command in the rc or rc.local files, but if the file
> system is RO, I can't save the changes.  Can't seem to get there
> from here ...  
> 
> I admit, Unix sysadmin is new to me.  I bought the Unix System
> Administration Handbook (good, but shy on details). Could someone
> give me a step by step "fix", or refer me to a faq (have tried the
> NetBSD faq), or just give me a Clue or two? Thanks eternally.
> 

Wow!  Fixing an OpenBSD problem using NetBSD documentation and
helpful hints from FreeBSD users.  Brave guy!

(I've cross-posted to comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc)

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Gardner Buchanan    <gbuchanan@sympatico.ca>
Ottawa, ON