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From: amitai.schlair@usa.net (Amitai Schlair)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: MacBSD newbie--please help
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 14:34:17 -0500
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Sounds like you booted into single-user mode. Type ^D to exit the
single-user shell and boot multi-user. Then you should be OK.

Have a look at the FAQs on <http://www.netbsd.org/> and
<http://www.macbsd.com/> -- they really are very good.

chris m <pvmcg@inreach.com> wrote:

> This probably has a simple answer, but I'm trying to learn UN*X
> 
> I have macBSD working on my mac, but whenever I try to create a file, the
> computer tells me that "this is a read-only filesystem."  How can I change
> this?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> chris mcgraw
> <pvmcg@inreach.com>


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