>Number:         18027
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       RB_ASKNAME should prompt for path to init(8)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    kern-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Aug 21 18:00:01 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Luke Mewburn
>Release:        NetBSD 1.6_BETA3
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD argo.mewburn.net 1.6_BETA3 NetBSD 1.6_BETA3 (ARGO from GENERIC-$Revision: 1.491 $) #1: Fri Jun 28 08:52:16 EST 2002 lukem@argo.mewburn.net:/var/scratch/obj.i386/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/ARGO i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
	whilst testing a dynamically linked /sbin/init, it occurred to
	me that "boot -a" (which sets RB_ASKNAME) could also prompt
	for the path to init, so you could answer "/rescue/init" (for
	example) in a recovery situation

>How-To-Repeat:
	boot with a borken /sbin/init, and missing or non-functioning
	/sbin/init.bak and /sbin/oinit.  consider your options...

>Fix:
	whip up some code in sys/kern/init_main.c::start_init().
	could probably clean up how the loop works as well, but that's
	a separate issue, as is adding "/rescue/init" to the list of
	names to try.
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