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From: terry@pride386.UUCP (Terry Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Can I autoboot my xenix application?
Summary: go to the bathroom
Keywords: sco xenix
Message-ID: <250@pride386.UUCP>
Date: 21 Mar 90 07:15:25 GMT
References: <260@tnl.UUCP>
Distribution: usa
Organization: Pride Plastics Inc., Buena Park, CA
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In article <260@tnl.UUCP>, neverisk@tnl.UUCP (neverisky michael) writes:
> I have an SCO Xenix 2.3.2 application which I would like to autoboot
> at power up.  However, it seems that before I ever get a chance to
> run any shell script I must 1) type RETURN at the boot: prompt 2) enter
> su password or Ctl-D for normal startup and 3) confirm the date!  Can
> all this nonsense be cicumvented?



well I just flip the little red switch and go to the bathroom, when I come 
back it says Login:


i think if you look (maybe in /dev/rc ... maybe not) there is a peramiter that 
says somthing like autoboot=yes
 if all else fails try TM(hw)...
terry


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