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Old 10-19-2008, 12:25 AM   #1
raj_hcl1986@rediffma
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Why /boot/grub/grub.conf is symlinked to /boot/grub/menu.lst

Hey Can someone tell me why /boot/grub/grub.conf is symlinked to /boot/grub/menu.lst ?
 
Old 10-19-2008, 01:08 AM   #2
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Because a lot of people are used to grub's configuration file being called menu.lst would be my suggestion.
 
Old 10-19-2008, 02:19 AM   #3
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Other way round - the grub code references menu.lst
Some distros (Redhat for instance) insisted on patching it to use grub.conf

Stupid idea.
 
  


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