>From one of my Fedora 9 systems [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ uname -a Linux lyrebird 2.6.26.3-29.fc9.i686 #1 SMP Wed Sep 3 03:42:27 EDT 2008 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ head /etc/inittab # inittab is only used by upstart for the default runlevel. # # ADDING OTHER CONFIGURATION HERE WILL HAVE NO EFFECT ON YOUR SYSTEM. # # System initialization is started by /etc/event.d/rcS # # Individual runlevels are started by /etc/event.d/rc[0-6] # # Ctrl-Alt-Delete is handled by /etc/event.d/control-alt-delete #
Ian Shields Ph.D. Linux Technologist, ISV & Developer Relations IBM Corp Research Triangle Park, NC [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 09/16/2008 03:03:01 PM: > [image removed] > > Re: [lpi-examdev] New LPI 101 Exam, 101.3 > > G. Matthew Rice > > to: > > This is the lpi-examdev mailing list. > > 09/16/2008 03:01 PM > > Sent by: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Please respond to "This is the lpi-examdev mailing list." > > MJang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > w/r/t the new objectives, item 101.3, I see no reference to the Upstart > > system. Looks like Upstart is replacing init at least on the latest > > Ubuntu and Fedora distros. > > > > So I suggest that some info on Upstart be included in the new LPI exam. > > I don't know if init should be deleted completely, unless all major > > distros are replacing init with Upstart. > > This is a good question. Probably a more correct one is "Should we dump > /etc/inittab in favour of /etc/event.d?" > > I didn't realize that upstart had left the ubuntu world. I've verified that > /etc/inittab is gone from Ubuntu 8.04, can someone also verified that it is > definitely gone from Fedora? And not just supporting upstart. > > > Also, does anyone have an opinion on whether upstart is going to catch on? > The last I read, it wasn't much of an improvement (performance-wise) to old > init. The home page: > > http://upstart.ubuntu.com/ > > lists: > * Ubuntu 6.10 and later > * Fedora 9 and later > * Debian experimental > > as the distros picking it up. > > To answer myself, I think that we could probably wait upstart is adopted more > widely but I'd like to hear other opinions. > > Regards, > -- > g. matthew rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> starnix care, toronto, ontario, ca > phone: 647.722.5301 x242 gpg id: EF9AAD20 > http://www.starnix.com professional linux services & products > _______________________________________________ > lpi-examdev mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.lpi.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/lpi-examdev
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