Like it was any surprise, this was a stupid user trick.
When I install FBSD, I install bash and call bash in .cshrc for root,
rather than changing the root shell in vipw. That way, if bash broaks,
I'm still left with a root login that works.
Apparently, that is what was causing the mysql-serve
Lowell Gilbert wrote:
Understood. Nonetheless, this is not enough information from which to
diagnose the problem.
Enough or not, It's all there is.
I installed FBSD. I supped and built to stable.
Everthing boots and works fine.
I installed mysql4.0 from ports and multi-user mode is now never
Lowell Gilbert wrote:
"Christopher H. Laco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
I have a week old 5.4-STABLE install that absolutely refuses to boot
into multi-user mode after a restart. I get no errors in dmsg or in
/var/log/messages. It simply boots like normal, starts most things,
I have a week old FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE install. I had installed MySQL 4.0
form ports which installed the user and mysql-server.sh in rc.d. I've
added mysql_enable="YES" to rc.conf.
When I reboot, this script forces the server to stay in single-user
mode. Hitting CTRL-D gets me into multi-user mo
I have a week old 5.4-STABLE install that absolutely refuses to boot
into multi-user mode after a restart. I get no errors in dmsg or in
/var/log/messages. It simply boots like normal, starts most things, then
stops at a bash prompt. Manually hitting CTRL-D fires off multi user
mode and everyon
