Booting in multi/singleuser mode?

[Eric Harvill_1]

Is there a startup config file that controls whether or not the OS boots into singleuser or multiuser mode in HP 11i? Thanks..

Eric

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Eric:

The run level associated with the 'initdefault' entry in /etc/inittab should specify the desired run level at boot time. See man (1m) 'init' for more details.

...JRF...

[Eric Harvill_1]

I had looked at that already. It is set for 3 -- init:3:initdefault:. Any other ideas?

[Vincent Stedema · Accepted solution]

Is the path to the root shell /sbin/sh? Or have you modified it?

Your system might stop booting because it cannot access the root shell due to a filesystem not having been mounted yet.

Vincent

[Mark Vollmers]

The /etc/inittab defines what run level the server boots to. level s is single user and level 3 is for NFS (level 2 is multi-user, but level 3 includes level 2). The server will automatically boot to the default in the inittab. You normally go to single user by interrupting the boot process. Hope this helps.

Mark

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Eric:

Does /etc/rc.log show that the startup sequence has been exercised?

...JRF...

[Vincenzo Restuccia]

Bad shell for root ?

[Eric Harvill_1]

Vincent, thanks for the help! My manager (I know) changed the root shell to ksh. I've heard of this issue before, but hadn't thought about looking at the passwd file. Thanks again..

Eric

[Dave van Nierop]

Eric,

After reading your response to Vincent viz. bad shell in /etc/passwd, check out DOC ID KBRC00000408 titled "How can all commands be recorded and viewed" to set the K - recall command history. This may have been what your Manager was looking for by setting the default root shell to ksh.

- Dave