Linux Booting

ASheriff · 03-01-2001, 11:16 PM

Hi All,

How do I find out if my Linux System is booting through LILO or not. Is there any command to find out if LILO is active or not, and if the system is booting using LILO ?

Thanks,

Aejaz

green_t · 03-02-2001, 01:51 AM

try:
lilo -q
or read the man page

trickykid · 03-02-2001, 06:35 AM

Like I said in the Newbie section forum withthe exact same question, If you don't see LILO: when you first boot up, then your not using it.

ASheriff · 03-08-2001, 05:57 AM

Hi,

Thanks for the reply. My problem is that I have a running server and I cannot reboot the server. So is there any other way of finding if the server boots up using LILO.

Thanks,

Aejaz

CragStar · 03-08-2001, 07:02 AM

I don't know much about servers, but if you can't reboot it then why do you need to know if LILO is the boot manager. It probably is if you don't have a folder called GRUB in your boot folder.

KevinJ · 03-08-2001, 02:55 PM

What exactly do you mean "can't reboot the server"?

Are you telling us that you have 'root' access and when you try to reboot the server it won't let you?

Exactly HOW are you trying to reboot it?

You will only see a LILO: prompt if your /etc/lilo.conf has the line 'prompt' in it. As mentioned by someone else, issuing '/sbin/lilo -q' will show what your boot record knows about lilo.

ASheriff · 03-09-2001, 03:51 AM

Hi,

The Server is a production Server now I am maintaining this server. I just wanted to know how the server was booting in case of a server crash, and I might have to reboot it.

Thanks

Aejaz

DGTL_Magician · 03-13-2001, 12:48 AM

Wait till after working time, then reboot the server, that's the way I do it at my Job