As indicate in the FAQ, the root file system is mounted read-only when
you boot single-user.  Booting multi-user remounts the file system for
read-write, as well as mounting other file systems, if any.

Please check the FAQ first!  :)

On Wed, 18 Jun 1997, Bernard Davison wrote:

> HI all,
>         I've just installed NetBSD 1.2 onto a IIci 4 Mb RAM and it boots
> all right but the root file system only ever mounts 'read only' I've also
> tried to boot from a zip disk with the same results.
> 
> I cannot find anywhere that I can change this in the booter app.
> It dos it in single user mode to.
> 
> does anyone have a solution.
> 
> Thanks in advance
> bernard.
> 
> 
> 

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