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Date:      Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:12:11 +0200
From:      rank1seeker@gmail.com
To:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Add SUM sysctl
Message-ID:  <20110415.171211.343.3@DEV>
In-Reply-To: <F8EA9C16-A114-4270-895D-477AFA2990C9@gsoft.com.au>
References:  <20110415.150349.671.1@DEV> <22B12EE4-AE7B-49F7-B6BA-3FE7F967F508@gsoft.com.au> <20110415.154921.875.2@DEV> <F8EA9C16-A114-4270-895D-477AFA2990C9@gsoft.com.au>

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> On 15/04/2011, at 17:49, rank1seeker@gmail.com wrote:
> >> On 15/04/2011, at 17:03, rank1seeker@gmail.com wrote:
> >>> I would like implementation of boolean sysctl var, that would show, 
is 
> > system in a single user mode.
> >>> I would like it from 8.3 onwards.
> >> 
> >> AFAIK the kernel doesn't have a "single user" mode.
> >> 
> >> It's just that when you boot into single user mode it asks you want to 
> > run rather than starting /sbin/init.
> > 
> > I see, but 'ps' shows /sbin/init as PID 1, in both SUM and MUM.
> > How can I fiducially ensure that I am in SUM.
> > On what to rely/look on.
> 
> Oh oops, I guess the kernel runs init -s which then asks you..

So, what is solution?
Currently I need to mess with lookup, in env variables.

It must cover cases of rebooting into SUM and drop from MUM (# shutdown 
now) in SUM.



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