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> Now my linux installation(red hat) is over and works well but when
> it boots it prompts LILO: there we have to type which os we want to boot
> but I set the default as linux here the problem is it prompts only for a
> few seconds withinwhich if I don't type dos it automatically goes to
> linux.I want to change ther time it prompts how to changeit
Make a backup copy of /etc/lilo.conf:
# cp /etc/lilo.conf /etc/lilo.conf.orig
then edit /etc/lilo.conf, change the timeout entry. The number is in
10th's of a second so 50 = 5 seconds, 500 = 50 seconds etc.
be sure to rerun /sbin/lilo when you are done editing lilo.conf:
# /sbin/lilo
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Mark Drummond UNIX System Administrator
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Royal Military College of Canada
