Re: /rescue/init for alternative (Re: CVScommit:src/share/man/man8)

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>]

On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 09:14:23PM +0900, Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
> joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 06:36:28PM +0200, Alan Barrett wrote:
> > >   * if no usable init program can be found, set the RB_ASKNAME
> > >     flag and prompt for the init path;
> > 
> > That means a system with access to console, but without the ability to
> > intercept the boot loader now is interactive is the normal inits are
> > hosed somehow? Not sure I like that.
> 
> In that case, the old behavior is boot and panic, and no way to specify
> alternative init unless you can set RB_ASKNAME on bootloader.
> Do you like it than newer one?

Well, given that you have to do something very bad to your system to
normally get into that state, yes. Another question is if the behavior
of specifying the wrong root can be improved though. E.g. if you boot
with -a, don't panic if no init can be found, but unmount root and try
again? Is that possible?

Joerg