Set inittab to 3

R. G. Newbury newbury at mandamus.org
Wed May 25 14:02:00 UTC 2011


> 2011/5/25 Jan Willies<jan at willies.info>
>
>> >  2011/5/25 Bob Goodwin<bobgoodwin at wildblue.net>
>> >
>>> >>  On 25/05/11 05:33, Jan Willies wrote:
>>>> >>  >  2011/5/25 Bob Goodwin<bobgoodwin at wildblue.net>
>>>> >>  >
>>>> >>  >              New install F-15: When I attempted to change the inittab
>>>> >>  >       setting
>>>> >>  >              from 5 to 3 as I normally do I was told that was no longer
>>>> >>  >       the way.
>
>>>> >>  >  Your can boot with systemd.unit=emergency.target and fix it.
>>> >>
>>> >>           Where do I put that command, in the grub screen I assume but
>>> >>  where?
>>> >>
>> >
>> >  In the kernel-line, where you did put '3'.
>> >
> Ah sorry, you edited /etc/inittab. Yes, in the grub screen at the end of the
> 'kernel-line'

After fixing this, you can replace inittab with the script I posted in 
Issue 53, which is archived here:

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.general/392873/match=re+start+system+without+x+fedora+15



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