> Is there any sort of verification tool for /etc/inittab to > rule out any > manner of stupid typos, bad assumptions, and other faults?
IEHIBAL is pretty much it. You can compare it against the docs in 'man 5 inittab', but it's pretty much your gun, your foot. > What kinds of log messages does one see when a SIGNAL SHUTDOWN is > correctly caught? The messages you're seeing are pretty much it. At least it seems to be triggering the signal handler properly. > I know I've asked about this before on this list, and several of you > have repeated the syntax for /etc/inittab, typically: > ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -h now FYI: most of the major system config file formats are documented in section 5 of the man pages. Good place to start with things that can cause your system not to boot. > Given that I seem to have that right and seem to be at a > current-enough > (too current?) level of SLES 8, what else do I look for? I'm kind of puzzled what you're asking. Is it not working, or is it doing something weird? -- db ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
