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| -rw-r--r-- | sbin/init/init.8 | 56 |
1 files changed, 32 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/init/init.8 b/sbin/init/init.8 index 695b14a0bb5..f295e8bddbd 100644 --- a/sbin/init/init.8 +++ b/sbin/init/init.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: init.8,v 1.45 2010/10/15 08:04:01 jmc Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: init.8,v 1.46 2011/05/10 18:21:29 schwarze Exp $ .\" $NetBSD: init.8,v 1.6 1995/03/18 14:56:31 cgd Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1991, 1993 @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ .\" .\" @(#)init.8 8.6 (Berkeley) 5/26/95 .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: October 15 2010 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: May 10 2011 $ .Dt INIT 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -48,37 +48,35 @@ The program is the last stage of the boot process. It normally executes the sequence of events described in -.Xr rc 8 , -and if this succeeds, begins multi-user operation. -If the boot scripts fail, -.Nm -commences single-user operation by giving -the superuser a shell on the console. -The -.Nm -program may be passed parameters -from the boot program to -prevent the system from going multi-user and to instead execute -a single-user shell without starting the normal daemons. +.Xr rc 8 +and begins multi-user operation. .Pp -The following parameters may be passed from the boot program: +The kernel may pass the following options to +.Nm , +usually when requested by the +.Xr boot 8 +program: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl f Activate fastboot mode. +This is not currently supported by the +.Ox +kernel. +Instead, use the +.Pa /fastboot +file as explained in the +.Xr rc 8 +manual. .It Fl s Boot directly into single user mode. .El .Pp -The system is then quiescent for maintenance work and may -later be made to go to multi-user by exiting the -single-user shell (with ^D). -This -causes -.Nm -to run the -.Pa /etc/rc -startup command file in fastboot mode (skipping disk checks). +Single-user mode is also entered if the boot scripts fail. .Pp +In single-user mode, the +.Xr rc 8 +script is not run and normal daemons are not started, +but instead a super-user shell is started on the system console. If the .Ar console entry in the @@ -94,6 +92,16 @@ The password check is skipped if the is marked as .Dq secure . .Pp +In single-user mode, the system is quiescent for maintenance work and may +later be made to go to multi-user by exiting the +single-user shell (with ^D). +This +causes +.Nm +to run the +.Xr rc 8 +startup command file in fastboot mode (skipping disk checks). +.Pp The kernel .Xr securelevel 7 is normally set to 0 while in single-user mode, and raised to 1 when |