linux rescue and vi

shanenin · 09-13-2003, 02:56 PM

I just reinstalled redhat 9. I need to edit /etc/fstab. Until I make these changes I cannot get redhat to boot. When I get to linux rescue mode, then to a shell I get these results. If I type in dir it shows me that I am in the root directory. When I type #vi /etc/fstab it brings me to a screen (blank for the most part), but does not show my /ect/fstab. Is this the way I am supposed to edit in linux rescue.

michaelk · 09-13-2003, 03:06 PM

The rescue mode runs from RAM not off the hard drive.

Your real root partition should be mounted to /mnt/sysimage.
Verify with the mount command ( no options).
If not you can mount it your self.

So the fstab file you want is located in:
/mnt/sysimage/etc/