runlevel is a parameter to init. init is the first (and only) process started directly from within the kernel itself. Starting init is the last thing the kernel does. You can pass a parameter to the kernel for it to pass to init, which is the runlevel. If no runlevel is passed then init relies on the default runlevel in /etc/inittab. init also uses /etc/inittab to decide what other things to run (which includes all the rc scripts).
Chris Mason wrote: > Bingo! That did it. > What is "runlevel"? > > Chris Mason > Box 340, The Valley, Anguilla, British West Indies > Tel: 264 497 5670 Fax: 264 497 8463 > USA Fax (561) 382-7771 > Take a virtual tour of the island > http://net.ai/ The Anguilla Guide > Find out more about NetConcepts > www.netconcepts.ai > bwz*mq > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jens B. Jorgensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 11:03 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Debian Users > Subject: Re: Trying to autostart mySQL > > Are you sure 3 is the default runlevel? Check: > > grep default /etc/inittab > > My debian system defaults to runlevel 2. That would explain your system not > starting. > > Chris Mason wrote: > > > I'm trying to sutostart mySQL at boot up on my Corel Linux machine. I have > > put the mysql.server script in /etc/init.d and I have aput a symbolic link > > to it in /etc/rc3.d name S90mysql but it doesn't run on boot. I can start > > it by typeing /etc/rc3.d/S90mysql start no problem. > > Any ideas? > > > > Chris Mason > > Box 340, The Valley, Anguilla, British West Indies > > Tel: 264 497 5670 Fax: 264 497 8463 > > USA Fax (561) 382-7771 > > Take a virtual tour of the island > > http://net.ai/ The Anguilla Guide > > Find out more about NetConcepts > > www.netconcepts.ai > > bwz*mq > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > -- > Jens B. Jorgensen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
