mount -uw /

Should remount / as read-write.

Alexis.

On Wednesday 03 January 2007 22:32, you wrote:
> Problem : Need to edit /etc/fstab while in single user mode, unable to
> do so.
>
> Version NetBSD 3.0.1  i386
>
> I made a mistake editing my fstab file, on boot up NetBSD drops into
> single user mode. All I need to do is comment out the offending line
> using # and all should be fine again. The line is not over critical in
> the day to day use of  the system (I was trying to mount an NTFS
> partition). However I am not sure how to edit a file from single user mode.
> I can mount / ok.
> When I try to use vi as
> vi /ect/fstab
> the message tells me
>
>  TERM variable is not set (or similar)
>
> I investigated and found you could set the TERM variable using the command
>
> TERM=
> and this should enable you to use vi
>
> However I am unsure what my terminal (variable) is , or how to find that
> out. I am using a stand alone desktop with just one user account and root.
>
> thanks for your help in advance,
>
> Alasdair