Ed Greshko wrote: > Mike Burger wrote: > >> Mike Burger wrote: >> >>> Tim wrote: >>> >>>> On Sun, 2009-04-05 at 22:42 -0700, Jonathan Ryshpan wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> I have /etc/inittab set up as follows, but the system always starts >>>>> with the X Window System running. What am I missing? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> # id:5:initdefault: >>>>> id:1:initdefault: >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I seem to recall seeing that before, delete the commented-out line. >>>> >>>> >>> In order to comment out a line in inttab, you need to use a >>> semicolon, rather than a pound sign. >>> >> To clarify...the reason that this didn't work, in the first place, is >> that the initial initdefault line wasn't truly commented out, due to >> the pound sign instead of the semicolon. >> >> After that, the init processing for an entry stops on the first >> match...since the "not properly commented" entry was first, it got >> matched, and runlevel 5 was how the system came up. >> >> > I don't quite understand what you are saying.... > > You said "the init processing for an entry stops on the first match". > What is being matched to what? Also, if the # isn't a comment character > then how are the other 25 lines in the inittab being parsed? > > Thanks.... > > Never mind..... I see what you are saying after all.... I forgot for the moment that the original id line was left in the modified file.... Duh... -- Is it a right to remain ignorant? -- Calvin Mei-Mei.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=cCSz_koUhSg
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