Just curious but how does a reset button help a fragged init file? "missing action" probably means there isn't a valid "action" field. The fields are in this order: id:runlevel:ACTION:process Check the third column in these fields. Here is a somewhat "default" initfile and you can compare it with what you have (comments excluded). If you have id fields in your inittab file that I haven't listed here, you can probably just put "off" for now at least to get it up and running. id:3:initdefault: si::sysinit:/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit l0:0:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 0 l1:1:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 1 l2:2:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 2 l3:3:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 3 l4:4:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 4 l5:5:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 5 l6:6:wait:/etc/rc.d/rc 6 ud::once:/sbin/update pf::powerfail:/sbin/shutdown -f -h +2 "Power Failure; System Shutting Down" 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty1 2:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty2 3:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty3 4:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty4 5:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty5 6:2345:respawn:/sbin/mingetty tty6 x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Justin Alexander > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 7:39 AM > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Screwed my inittab/runlevel > > > > > Isn't that what the "Reset" button is for? > > And this laddies and gentelmen is why, learning Unix is not a game. If it > was: > A) I would have a reset button > B) No one would care much if I fragged the machine > > > > <quote who="James Pifer"> > > I have a Redhat 9 system that I have totally screwed up inittab and > runlevel to where it will not boot correctly now. I was trying to change > it from default initlevel 5 to 3. Not sure if I didn't give it enough > time or what, but now it's hosed. > > > > When it boots I get: > > INIT: /etc/inittab[8]: missing action field > > (same line repeats with 19,22,30,33,39,42,43, and 51) > > Cannot execute /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit > > > > I booted into rescue mode but didn't know what to even do. > > > > Can anyone tell me how to fix this? Any help is appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > James > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > -- > Justin K. Alexander > Jerusalem, Israel > > > > -- > Justin K. Alexander > Jerusalem, Israel > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
