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FAQ - Frequently asked questions,
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Nico Schottelius, 2005-06-05 (Last Modified: 2005-06-12)
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Q: So, what's good in cinit?
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A: Fast executing, clean design, parallel execution, profile support,
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small binary size (~50KiB static against uclibc), easy configuration,
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just to name the main facts.
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Q: How do I start cinit?
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A: You don't start cinit directly, but your kernel does.
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Please have a look at your system documentation how to tell your kernel
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to load /sbin/cinit as init. You'll also find some examples in
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the README file.
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Q: What is /etc/cinit/init used for?
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A: The init service is not just a placeholder, it is the beginning of
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executing services.
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Q: /etc/cinit/init seems not to be used when I use profiles?
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A: That's true. When you select a profile, cinit will begin in this
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directory: "cprofile=home" will use /etc/cinit/home as starting
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point.
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Q: Why does it take so long before my getty is respawned?
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A: cinit only waits 5 seconds (see conf/sleep_svc), if
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a) a service didn't exit normally
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b) the service had a non-zero exit code
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So fixing the problem would mean fixing your getty / shell.
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Q: I am using a tarball from samples/ and there is no getty on tty1!?
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A: That's true, the first console is used for logging purpose in the
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examples. You still have six console (tty2-tty7) running getty.
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