Subject: which init? (Was Re: HEADS UP: fully dynamic linked system now the default)
To: Luke Mewburn <lukem@netbsd.org>
From: William Waites <ww@styx.org>
List: current-users
Date: 09/25/2002 14:40:19
>>> "Luke" == Luke Mewburn <lukem@netbsd.org> writes:
Luke> + The kernel's "-a" bootloader option now also prompts for the
Luke> path to init(8), so "/rescue/init" can be used if /sbin/init
Luke> won't start due to an unexpected failure.
Is there a way to turn this off? IIUC it makes marking the console
insecure in /etc/ttys useless since you can just boot '-a
/bin/sh'... Just like that Finnish OS (init=/bin/sh) ;)
-w
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