Re: init: can't exec /bin/sh for /etc/rc: Cannot allocate memory

[Sebastian Stark <seb_(_at_)_todesplanet_(_dot_)_de>]

On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 06:29:07PM +0100, Sebastian Stark wrote:
> [...] (kernel messages)
> root on wd0a
> rootdev=0x0 rrootdev=0x300 rawdev=0x302
> Mar 25 16:59:27 init: can't exec /bin/sh for /etc/rc: Cannot allocate memory
> 
> Then I press ctrl-c:
> 
> ^CMar 25 16:59:36 init: /bin/sh on /etc/rc terminated abnormally, going to
> single user mode
> Enter pathname of shell or RETURN for sh:
> [return]
> Terminal type? wsvt25
> # mount /
> # sh /etc/rc
> [...]
> 
> Now I have a single user shell. I can mount / rw and exec "sh /etc/rc" by hand
> and the system works without problems! (works = runs a whole day and does
> packetfiltering, database serving und web serving)

grumble...  typo in /etc/login.conf...

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