[101768] in RedHat Linux List
Re: bypass rc.local
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Igmar Palsenberg)
Sun Nov 29 10:14:46 1998
From: "Igmar Palsenberg" <palsenberg@tebenet.nl>
To: <redhat-list@redhat.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 16:22:35 +0100
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>Hi,
>How can I bypass the file rc.local during boot up of RHL5.0 ?
>Any combo key to press like for DOS ?
No, That would be a security problem.
Boot you system and type at the prompt : <kernel> single
In my case : linux single
If you don't know the name of the boot, press TAB at boot.
The system drops you in bash, and you can edit the /etc/rc.d/rc.local file.
>I put a line /program/rc5des as the last line rc.local.
>Now I can't get to the login screen.....
Be carefull with that kind of things...
>TIA
>Rgds
>Ronnie
Igmar Palsenberg
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