Front end down... any hope of fixing configuration.yaml?

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I’m pretty sure I put some bad HTTP information into my config.yaml. Then when I updated the OS, of course I could no longer reach the front end.

I’m just rebuilding from scratch and I haven’t even gotten the samba server in so I can’t directly edit the file from my PC.

Does anyone have a cut trick for getting into that file and editing it without just doing another clean install?

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Connect a monitor and a keyboard to the system and edit the file via the command line interface.

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Thanks Tom:

I was afraid of that. At least for me, when I run HA that way the CR/LF combos get all messed up and I’m dreading trying to use VI like that. But maybe just to delete a line or two I can manage.

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Linux files do not use CR+LF only LF. If you edit a file via the CLI this should be ok as you are editing on a Linux system. It’s only an issue if you edit the files on a Windows PC and save in Windows format.

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did you happen to have the samba add-on installed? I did something similar before, but was able to connect via smb and fix the config file…

if you didn’t have it installed, once you rebuild, be sure to do so!!

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And when you edit files on Windows, then use a proper text editor, like UltraEdit (payware) or Notepad++ (freeware).

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They said:

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That’s name I have not heard in a long time.

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Notepad++ is great, but UltraEdit still have a few features that makes it superior, like hex and binary view among others.