Linc Fessenden wrote:

>It is possible that your rc.conf has the configured option set to NO.. I
>have actually had that happen to me once although I think it was on a
>sparc install..  Anyway, drop into your shell and do a
>mount -a
>which will mount all your drives/partitions as indicated in the
>/etc/fstab..  Then you'll be able to use vi/emacs/whatever to edit the
>rc.conf.
>
>  
>

Alternatively, he can use /bin/ed to edit /etc/rc.conf.  ed is dead 
simple and he'll
have to learn it someday anyways.

--mkb