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