On Fri, 30 May 1997, Mark Baker wrote: > Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 13:58:00 +0100 > From: Mark Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Goswin Brederlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > debian-devel@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Problems with inittab > > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Goswin Brederlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Short question inbetween: > > > > Why is the Debian /etc/inittab different from one use on Watchtower? > > Why should it be the same? >
I don't mean 100% equal, just the syntax should be the same, so a inittab working with watchtower should also work with debian. Unfortunally they differ in syntax, so even a basic thing as starting the getty for login fails, although the same kernel is used. > > I don't know what the Watchtower one was like (I've never had the misfortune > to run Watchtower), but there's no reason why it should be the same. It > depends on what gettys etc you want to start (you can also get inittab to > start your X server for you, although the debian inittab doesn't do this by > default) and what kind of boot scripts should be run. > > Look in inittab(5) for more information. > . > -----------------[ Hello to all fans in domestic surveillance ]---------------- security NORAD plutonium DES radar Semtex Clinton Uzi NSA domestic disruption smuggle kibo nuclear fissionable Legion of Doom SDI cryptographic SEAL Team 6 -----------------[ Hello to all fans in domestic surveillance ]---------------- -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
