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From: paddock@mybest.UUCP (Steve Paddock)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.att,comp.unix.questions
Subject: 3B2 won't go to init 1.  Help.
Message-ID: <69@mybest.UUCP>
Date: 7 Jan 88 01:59:49 GMT
Reply-To: paddock@mybest.UUCP (Steve Paddock)
Organization: Best Printing Co., Austin, Tx.
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Posted: Wed Jan  6 19:59:49 1988

A 3B2/310 (at System V release 3.0) that I do some work for
decided it doesn't want to go to single user.  When instructed to
go single user, either via init 1 or shutdown -y -g0 -i1 or the equivalent
using init S or s, it goes into a loop where it asks me what run state I
want to go to.  

This simulates the normal response when EOF is typed in single user mode.

I have tried changing consoles devices, going to single user from different
ports and deleting /etc/ioctl.syscon.  I guess I think I ought to figure it 
out, but the cycle time up to multi-user and back is too long to be fun.

I have not been brave enough to change the inittab line that specifies which
run state to go to on boot, and I don't particularly want to undertake the
"standard hotline" solution of a partial restore.

Suggestions, or better still, solutions welcome.

Steve


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Steve Paddock (ut-emx!mybest!paddock) 512-477-9736
Best Printing Co,  Austin, Texas  78767