On Thu, Aug 19, 1999 at 07:25:41PM -0400, Justin Wells wrote: > sulogin needs to be static so that when you switch runlevels, you > actually get to single user mode. Also, if your dynamic libraries bust > and for some reason the machine does reboot, you can drop to single user > mode without a rescue disk. This is less important than the other ones, > but yes, there is a reason for it. But I thought your argument against the rescue disk was that sometimes you want to do remote administration without hardware support, and you don't want to rely on a "tape monkey" (love the respect) inserting a floppy disk (as if that were required.) If you're in single-user you're sitting in front of the machine and that's not an issue... > A reboot IS necessary with the current toolbox, unless you can explain > to me how I would get into a root shell (even with sash installed). Open getty. Open network connection. Change root's shell to sash. (The latter is a local configuration issue--some people might not want remote root logins, others might not want sash as their shell.) > You should be a little less hostile now, we seem to be arguing about > less and less, so there has actually been some progress. Many people > see merit in my arguments, and have posted that they do, so you > should stop calling them bogus and stick to the issues. Except that you still haven't answered the question of what the current toolkit prevents you from doing, other than arguing issues of personal preference. That's why I call you a troll. (Because you refuse to answer a basic technical question and instead cloud the issue with unrelated discussions.) Mike Stone
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