/etc/inittab - accidentally changed runlevel to 0 (halt)

fjkum · 05-10-2011, 02:49 AM

How do I recover from accidentally set the runlevel to 0?

TobiSGD · 05-10-2011, 02:54 AM

I wonder how something like that can happen accidentally.
But anyways, either boot from a live CD and change the setting back after mounting your /-partition, or change it back after booting to a runlevel given as kernel command in your bootloader (this will override that setting for one boot).

divyashree · 05-10-2011, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by fjkum

How do I recover from accidentally set the runlevel to 0?

Boot from CD/DVD, enter into rescue mode, mount the / in rw mode, and edit the file.

coolsreejith · 05-10-2011, 09:07 AM

edit the boot line parameter to enter the any run level and edit the /etc/inittab file

fjkum · 05-10-2011, 11:11 PM

Thanks!
coolsreejith, how do I do that from the GRUB prompt to boot at any run level?

jv2112 · 05-11-2011, 04:39 AM

Edit the line of the kernel you are loading. Enter the numeric run level ( 2 or 3 depending on distro / or 1 for rescue mode) at the end of the line. Make sure to leave a space after the last character and your number.

Once booted you can edit the config file like everyone recommends.

Good luck.