diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
index 2f7f0f4361..ea80957e9b 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       </author>
     </authorgroup>
 
-    <pubdate>$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v 1.87 2000/08/05 16:41:45 ben Exp $</pubdate>
+    <pubdate>$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v 1.88 2000/08/14 17:40:22 ben Exp $</pubdate>
 
     <abstract>
       <para>This is the FAQ for FreeBSD versions 2.X, 3.X, and 4.X.  All entries
@@ -4328,6 +4328,39 @@ future:</para>
         </answer>
       </qandaentry>
 
+      <qandaentry>
+	<question>
+	  <para>I made a mistake in <filename>rc.conf</filename>, and
+	    now I can't edit it because the filesystem is read-only.
+	    What should I do?</para>
+	</question>
+
+	<answer>
+	  <para>When you get the prompt to enter the shell
+	    pathname, simply press <literal>ENTER</literal>, and run
+	    <command>mount /</command> to re-mount the root filesystem
+	    in read/write mode.  You may also need to run <command>mount
+	    -a -t ufs</command> to mount the filesystem where your
+	    favourite editor is defined.  If your favourite editor is on
+	    a network filesystem, you will need to either configure the
+	    network manually before you can mount network filesystems,
+	    or use an editor which resides on a local filesystem, such
+	    as &man.ed.1;.</para>
+
+	  <para>If you intend to use a full screen editor such
+	    as &man.vi.1; or &man.emacs.1;, you may also need to
+	    run <command>export TERM=cons25</command> so that these
+	    editors can load the correct data from the &man.termcap.5;
+	    database.</para>
+
+	  <para>Once you have performed these steps, you can edit
+	    <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> as you usually would
+	    to fix the syntax error.  The error message displayed
+	    immediately after the kernel boot messages should tell you
+	    the number of the line in the file which is at fault.</para>
+	</answer>
+      </qandaentry>
+
 <qandaentry><question>
 <para>How do I mount a secondary DOS partition?</para></question><answer>
 
diff --git a/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
index 2f7f0f4361..ea80957e9b 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       </author>
     </authorgroup>
 
-    <pubdate>$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v 1.87 2000/08/05 16:41:45 ben Exp $</pubdate>
+    <pubdate>$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v 1.88 2000/08/14 17:40:22 ben Exp $</pubdate>
 
     <abstract>
       <para>This is the FAQ for FreeBSD versions 2.X, 3.X, and 4.X.  All entries
@@ -4328,6 +4328,39 @@ future:</para>
         </answer>
       </qandaentry>
 
+      <qandaentry>
+	<question>
+	  <para>I made a mistake in <filename>rc.conf</filename>, and
+	    now I can't edit it because the filesystem is read-only.
+	    What should I do?</para>
+	</question>
+
+	<answer>
+	  <para>When you get the prompt to enter the shell
+	    pathname, simply press <literal>ENTER</literal>, and run
+	    <command>mount /</command> to re-mount the root filesystem
+	    in read/write mode.  You may also need to run <command>mount
+	    -a -t ufs</command> to mount the filesystem where your
+	    favourite editor is defined.  If your favourite editor is on
+	    a network filesystem, you will need to either configure the
+	    network manually before you can mount network filesystems,
+	    or use an editor which resides on a local filesystem, such
+	    as &man.ed.1;.</para>
+
+	  <para>If you intend to use a full screen editor such
+	    as &man.vi.1; or &man.emacs.1;, you may also need to
+	    run <command>export TERM=cons25</command> so that these
+	    editors can load the correct data from the &man.termcap.5;
+	    database.</para>
+
+	  <para>Once you have performed these steps, you can edit
+	    <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> as you usually would
+	    to fix the syntax error.  The error message displayed
+	    immediately after the kernel boot messages should tell you
+	    the number of the line in the file which is at fault.</para>
+	</answer>
+      </qandaentry>
+
 <qandaentry><question>
 <para>How do I mount a secondary DOS partition?</para></question><answer>