Re: [Astlinux-users] Can't edit rc.conf

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thanks,
Carla

On Wednesday 03 January 2007 23:28, olivier.taylor wrote:
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    <pre wrap=3D""> Hi Phil,

 Seems to be the same problem,

 Docs doesn't tell you to modify grub.conf but you have to.

 Genkd, If I understand well, creates the directories in Mnt/kd, Rc.conf =
is
in /etc and there are some symlinks to /mnt/kd

 in Grub.conf, you should have :

 default saved
 timeout 3
 serial --unit=3D0 --speed=3D19200 --word=3D8 --parity=3Dno --stop=3D1
 terminal serial

 title AstLinux (Boot from CF - Use third partition for KeyDisk)
 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 root (hd0,0)
 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 kernel /boot/bzImage root=3D/dev/hda1 console=3DttyS0=
,19200n8
astlinux=3Dnet4801 astkd=3D/dev/sda1 ide=3Dnodma=C2=A0=C2=A0 -------&gt; =
Flash keydisk
savedefault

 Remember to make the system read/write before modifying grub.conf

 Olivier

 Phil McKerracher a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0:
It seems I lied when I said I could edit changes to rc.conf on a USB flas=
h
stick. I thought I had successfully done this but I just tried again
without success.

I tried reformatting the drive from scratch (using genkd and then rebooti=
ng
as described on
<a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/=
index.php?page=3DAstLinux%20Users%20Guide%20Cha">http://www.voip-info.org=
/wiki/index.php?page=3DAstLinux%20Users%20Guide%20Cha</a>
pter%202 and on
<a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"http://www.voipplanet.com/back=
grounders/article.php/3646976">http://www.voipplanet.com/backgrounders/ar=
ticle.php/3646976</a>).

If I go to /mnt/kd using the web interface I see the error message

Warning: is_dir(): Stat failed for /mnt/kd/asterisk (errno=3D40 - Too man=
y
levels of symbolic links) in /stat/var/www/admin/dirphp_class.php on line
115

...and I can't find rc.conf anywhere (is it supposed to be in the root or
in /etc?).

This is what I see in the root of the keydisk:
astdb           crontabs        lost+found      ssh
asterisk        dnsmasq.leases  monitor         tftpboot
cdr-csv         home            voicemail

If I edit rc.conf in /etc using the web interface (e.g. to uncomment INTI=
F)
the changes don't persist past a reboot. (Yes, I did remember to make the
filesystem read/write first, then save changes and reboot.) I tried with
and without doing a "reload". I tried with and without the keydisk mounte=
d.
I tried using nano from the terminal instead of the web interface. I trie=
d
power cycling instead of rebooting. I tried reformatting the flash drive
and the CF card. I searched the mailing list archive for a previous menti=
on
of this without success.

Every reboot takes a few mins, so this has all taken hours. Please tell m=
e
it gets easier than this eventually! I'm trying not to bother you all wit=
h
dumb questions (after the flaming I got from my initial ones!) but it wou=
ld
really be much easier if there was some documentation around somewhere.

I'm off to try an earlier version of asterisk because I'm sure I had this
working at one stage and I was using a different version initially.
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