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Aleksandar Kacanski <kacanski@yahoo.com> writes:

> Hello,
> I have issue with booting procedure after performing
> upgrade from 5.3 to 5.4
> 
> Error appears after booting in multi-user mode.
> init: can't get /dev/console for controlling terminal:
> operation not permitted.
> Could someone point me to what might be causing this
> problem...

*Is* there a /dev/console?  
What are its permissions?
Make sure you are at securelevel -1 to make it easier to identify what
is happening.