On 05/25/2011 03:30 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote: > On 25/05/11 10:02, R. G. Newbury wrote: >> 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 >> >> >> > > I assume it is intended that I run that script to effectively > change to inittab "3"? > > I copy/pasted the script into a file and did" > > [root@box6 bobg]# /home/bobg/apps/reviedinittab > > Setting RUNLEVEL to > > /home/bobg/apps/reviedinittab: line 13: [: =: unary operator > expected > ln: failed to create symbolic link `./multi-user.target': File > exists > /home/bobg/apps/reviedinittab: line 22: > /etc/systemd/system/default.target: No such file or directory > Default target set to multi-user. > > It wanted to be run as root. I still boot into the graphic > screen. This script appears to be doing what I did manually > which did not work either. That script as displayed by a web browser loading that link on gmane is mangled by word wrap. Each of the "ln -s" commands gets broken into two lines. The net result is that an essential link in /etc/systemd/system/ gets removed, but the intended replacement gets installed in whatever your PWD was when you ran the command, leaving you with a system that will not boot to the default target. -- Bob Nichols "NOSPAM" is really part of my email address. Do NOT delete it. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines