Re: if init.root != /

[Cem Kayali / E Ticaret ve Bilisim Teknolojileri <cemkayali%eticaret.com.tr@localhost>]

OK, my fault...

It produces "/etc/rc stopped abnormally" error and it boots normally 
once ctrl+c is triggered.

Regards,

Cem Kayali / E Ticaret ve Bilisim Teknolojileri wrote:
> Hello!
>
>          # man init
> /          If value of the ``init.root'' sysctl node is not equal to / 
> at this
>          point, the /etc/rc process will be run inside a chroot(2) 
> indicated
>          by sysctl with the same error handling as above./
>
>
> Today, i was trying to change init.root value to other than / and 
> noticed that inserting "/init.root=/newroot/" into /sysctl.conf/ does 
> not work - though "# sysctl init" shows "init.root=/newroot" after 
> booting. It just boots normally.
>
> Which configuration file should i use, to pass /newroot during 
> startup? Manual does not mention about that clearly - as far as i notice.
>
>
> PS: This is NetBSD 5.0.1 amd64
>
> Best regards,
> Cem