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# 1  
Old 11-11-2005
doubt in /etc/inittab script
Hi..

When i was just looking throught /etc/inittab file..
i had stuck with some problems that i dont known in shell scripts

Quote:
si::sysinit:/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit

l0:0:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 0
l1:1:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 1
l2:2:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 2
l3:3:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 3
l4:4:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 4
l5:5:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 5
l6:6:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 6

# Trap CTRL-ALT-DELETE
ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t3 -r now
Here how the lablel like
si
ca
lo
l1

etc works..
do scripts proivide any label features..
please help...

thanks in advance
esham
# 2  
Old 11-11-2005
inittab is not a script. It is a configuration file. It has fields separated by colons just like /etc/passwd. Do a "man inittab". You should have a man page. Be very careful with this file.
# 3  
Old 11-12-2005
Thanks very much...

esham
# 4  
Old 04-17-2009
Inittab file not found
Hello All,

I am taking a Linux Administration course. I was setting up my server for almost 3 months - installing a lot of applications requiered by my class. Last night, when I was accessing the server I got the message "inittab not found"

This is a CentOS-5.0 Server. During the booting process I was able to reboot as a single mode and access the limited shell; In my root / I do not see the etc folder which is where the inittab; the boot folder is empty; however, there is a bootbackup folder with the etc folder on it. If I try to access the inittab, it says that is read only and does not allow me to vi into it. I tried to mounted and it said that file could not be recreated and was imposible its restoration.

I need to turn in my project next week; the server must be up and running. I really need help to make this work... Please help me out...

Thanks a lot...

Sorry! I am new to this forum.

Emelanio
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