Mike Burger wrote: >> Ed Greshko wrote: >> >>> 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... >>> >>> >>> >> Hummm.... Bad news.... >> >> I had to test this and have in the intttab file.... >> >> # 5 - X11 >> # 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this) >> # >> ; id:5:initdefault: >> id:3:initdefault: >> >> And the system still comes up in run level 5. >> > > Interesting. > > Someone once told me to use two semicolons in inittab, but I've never > needed to try that. > And, I too didn't read this before replying to an earlier message... :-) > Might be worth a try. > Maybe...but in the scheme of things this is rather small.... But simple...so maybe it will be worth it... > On the other hand, since Upstart doesn't use many of the options that used > to be in the inittab, it may be possible that the default runlevel is > actually set in an upstart config file, somewhere, now? > ...yeah...maybe... Will have to wait till I have more time on my hands.... -- More are taken in by hope than by cunning. -- Vauvenargues Mei-Mei.Greshko@xxxxxxxxxxx http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=cCSz_koUhSg
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