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From: marc@ekhomeni.austin.ibm.com (Marc Wiz)
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Subject: Re: How to single-user boot a RS/6000
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Date: 7 Jun 91 13:35:49 GMT
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I have had this problem happen to me and here's what I do:
boot from floppy or tape.
select maintainance mode
/etc/continue hdisk0 (or whatever your root volume group is on)
Using vi or whatever editor you prefer delete the NIS escape
sequences from /etc/passwd and /etc/group
reboot and you're up and running.
Of course don't forget to remove the NIS client configuration
after the system comes up.  (Just keeps ypbind from being started
and sets the domainname to null)

Marc Wiz 				MaBell (512)823-4780

NFS/NIS change team

Yes that really is my last name.
The views expressed are my own.

marc@aixwiz.austin.ibm.com 
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