i broke /etc/inittab

Vlad420 · 05-21-2009, 08:17 AM

so I'm an idiot and no longer have my /etc/inittab file and can no longer boot dont ask it's a long embarasing story. Could someone please direct me to somewhere I can get a new working copy or tell me how I can make a new one. Again please remember I CAN NOT BOOT so don't tell me to boot and pick a run level when prompted or anything else that involves booting linux.

wretchedmage · 05-21-2009, 08:24 AM

You can use the slackware cd and pick the right partition to boot.

H_TeXMeX_H · 05-21-2009, 08:41 AM

Here's mine:

Code:

# Default runlevel. (Do not set to 0 or 6)
id:3:initdefault:

# System initialization (runs when system boots).
si:S:sysinit:/etc/rc.d/rc.S

# Script to run when going single user (runlevel 1).
su:1S:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc.K

# Script to run when going multi user.
rc:2345:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc.M

# What to do at the "Three Finger Salute".
ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -h now

# Runlevel 0 halts the system.
l0:0:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc.0

# Runlevel 6 reboots the system.
l6:6:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc.6

# What to do when power fails.
pf::powerfail:/sbin/genpowerfail start

# If power is back, cancel the running shutdown.
pg::powerokwait:/sbin/genpowerfail stop

# These are the standard console login getties in multiuser mode:
c1:1235:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty1 linux
c2:1235:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty2 linux
c3:1235:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty3 linux
c4:1235:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty4 linux
c5:1235:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty5 linux
c6:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 tty6 linux

# Local serial lines:
#s1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100
#s2:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -L ttyS1 9600 vt100

# Dialup lines:
#d1:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -mt60 38400,19200,9600,2400,1200 ttyS0 vt100
#d2:12345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -mt60 38400,19200,9600,2400,1200 ttyS1 vt100

# Runlevel 4 used to be for an X window only system, until we discovered
# that it throws init into a loop that keeps your load avg at least 1 all 
# the time. Thus, there is now one getty opened on tty6. Hopefully no one
# will notice. ;^)
# It might not be bad to have one text console anyway, in case something 
# happens to X.
x1:4:respawn:/etc/rc.d/rc.4

# End of /etc/inittab

note that I changed ctrl-alt-del to shutdown instead of restart, this is how I shutdown my computer.

Alien Bob · 05-21-2009, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vlad420

so I'm an idiot and no longer have my /etc/inittab file and can no longer boot dont ask it's a long embarasing story. Could someone please direct me to somewhere I can get a new working copy or tell me how I can make a new one. Again please remember I CAN NOT BOOT so don't tell me to boot and pick a run level when prompted or anything else that involves booting linux.

Here is a direct link to the original inittab file: http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackwar...cripts/inittab

You need to boot from a Slackware CD as a rescue CD, mount your root partition (instead of running setup), have this inittab file on a USB stick or floppy, and copy it into your mounted root partition's etc directory.

Eric