Help - can't boot

Roger Grosswiler roger at gwch.net
Wed Apr 6 06:28:48 UTC 2005


>
> --- Claude Jones <claude_jones at levitjames.com> wrote:
>> I've pulled a real bad move. I stuck a three line
>> script into
>> rc.local It just changes directories and calls up a
>> python based
>> server app for spam filtering. My screen just hangs
>> when I get to
>> that part of the boot process. Shelling out just
>> leads to blank
>> screen. I need some way of getting access to
>> rc.local and editing
>> out those commands. Can someone help - I'm lucky in
>> that it's
>> booting enough to provide DHCP and routing services
>> so I can send
>> this email from my laptop.
>>
>> Claude Jones
>> Levit & James, Inc./WTVS
>> Leesburg, VA, USA
>>
>>
>>
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> Can you <CTRL><ALT><F1> to a terminal and login?
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in the boot-secquence, right at the beginning, you are asked to boot interactively by pressing 'l' or 'i'. Press the
key, and you are asked on each script to execute while bootup. So, you bypass starting your script and get into your
server.

HTH
Roger





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