Re: Why is there a prompt for a root shell when the default linux kernel boots?

To: Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña <jfs@computer.org>
Cc: debian-security@lists.debian.org, <debian-boot@lists.debian.org>
Subject: Re: Why is there a prompt for a root shell when the default linux kernel boots?
From: Santiago Vila <sanvila@unex.es>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 17:33:34 +0200 (CEST)
Message-id: <[🔎] Pine.LNX.4.44.0204301729180.3662-100000@cantor.unex.es>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] 20020430135027.GA14046@dat.etsit.upm.es>

Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña wrote:
> 2.- someone to step up an explain how to disable this behavior

Maybe something like this:

1. In /etc/mkinitrd/mkinitrd.conf, set:

DELAY=0

2. Then regenerate your ramdisk image, for example:

cd /boot
mkinitrd -o initrd.img-2.4.18-k7 /lib/modules/2.4.18-k7

(This is a guess by reading the docs, I have not tested myself).


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