Dell 720N Laptop User Manual


 
Troubleshooting18-11
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If you are running NFS only, complete the following steps to recover from configura-
tion errors in the
/etc/rc file.
1. Display the boot menu from diskette as described in Booting From System Boot
Diskette.
2. Enter
2
to choose Boot without /etc/rc.
NOTE: Booting the filer without the
/etc/rc
file on the root volume automatically
disables CIFS service. You cannot do this procedure using CIFS.
3. At the filer prompt, enter the following two commands, replacing the variables
shown in italics with values appropriate for your filer:
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4. Mount the root file system from the administration host.
5. Edit the configuration files.
6. Remove the system boot diskette from the disk drive and reboot the filer to test
the new configuration files.
NOTE: Although you can correct network problems using various keyboard
commands, correct the
/etc/rc
file on the root volume so that it initializes the system
correctly if there is a power outage or system software failure.
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If you forget your filer password, reset the password by using the system boot dis-
kette. To avoid security problems, take care to limit access to the system boot
diskette.
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Complete the following steps to reset the filer password:
1. Reboot from diskette as described in Booting From System Boot Diskette.
2. When the boot menu appears, enter
3
to choose Change Password.