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janani_kalyan
My understanding is: when we run mkitabs it write in inittab? is this rite?
correct. "mkitab" is sort of an interface which modifies the file /etc/inittab for you according to the parameters you provide. In principle you could change the file directly using an editor, but this is not recommended practice. Use the itab-commands for that.
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can we change the script of mkitabs to make it append instead of removing the items of inittab when starting the system. if i have to append the inittab which script should i modify.
There are several commands dealing with /etc/inittab. mkitab ("make" - append), chitab (change), rmitab (remove), lsitab (list). Read their respective man pages to find more information.
If you are completely new to UNIX read about "run levels" too - this is a concept necessary to understand when dealing with the /etc/inittab file.
I hope this helps.
bakunin