Mark Orr wrote: <em>> <em>> On 13-Jan-2001 Dustin Puryear wrote: <em>> > We discussed a little bit about specifying the init process at the LILO <em>> > prompt in January's meeting. I believe I saw an article on just that at <em>> > linux.com if anyone is interested. (I think it was linux.com.) <em>> > <em>> > Very useful technique, especially if you have an init script bonking <em>> > your system startup. <em>> <em>> I agree. Though I've always used the sash shell (/bin/sh on Linux <em>> systems is almost always Bash) to substitute for init, since it's a <em>> statically compiled shell with most of the critical commands built <em>> into the executable (i.e. cp,mv,rm,ln,sync,mount/umount, and many others). Well, that sounds like a useful tool. Thanks for the lead. Regards, Dustin <em>> <em>> sash is not as nice as bash, since it doesnt have command history or <em>> completion or editing. Since sash is static, it works even if /lib has <em>> been hosed. <em>> ================================================ <em>> BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group <em>> Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. <em>> Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change <em>> your subscription information. <em>> ================================================
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