From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Mon Sep  5 17:11:45 2005
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E92916A41F
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon,  5 Sep 2005 17:11:45 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org)
Received: from mail21.sea5.speakeasy.net (mail21.sea5.speakeasy.net
	[69.17.117.23]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B221743D49
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon,  5 Sep 2005 17:11:44 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org)
Received: (qmail 7848 invoked from network); 5 Sep 2005 17:11:44 -0000
Received: from dsl092-078-145.bos1.dsl.speakeasy.net (HELO be-well.ilk.org)
	([66.92.78.145])
	(envelope-sender <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>)
	by mail21.sea5.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP
	for <claco@chrislaco.com>; 5 Sep 2005 17:11:44 -0000
Received: by be-well.ilk.org (Postfix, from userid 1147)
	id 1CB6653; Mon,  5 Sep 2005 13:11:43 -0400 (EDT)
Sender: lowell@be-well.ilk.org
To: claco@chrislaco.com
References: <4319F112.6050303@chrislaco.com> <44d5nnzkz1.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
	<431C6BD9.3010303@chrislaco.com>
From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
Date: 05 Sep 2005 13:11:42 -0400
In-Reply-To: <431C6BD9.3010303@chrislaco.com>
Message-ID: <447jdve8xd.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
Lines: 33
User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Won't go into multi-user mode
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 17:11:45 -0000

"Christopher H. Laco" <claco@chrislaco.com> writes:

> Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> > "Christopher H. Laco" <claco@chrislaco.com> writes:
> >
> >>I have a week old 5.4-STABLE install that absolutely refuses to boot
> >>into multi-user mode after a restart. I get no errors in dmsg or in
> >>/var/log/messages. It simply boots like normal, starts most things,
> >>then stops at a bash prompt. Manually hitting CTRL-D fires off multi
> >>user mode and everyone is happy.
> >>
> >>I've checked loader.conf and it's emtpy. I have no clue where to start
> >>with this. Anyone have any idea where to start and troubleshoot this?
> > FreeBSD doesn't even come with bash installed by default, so you need
> > to look at your system's unique local configuration.  Single-user mode
> > won't give you a shell directly -- it prompts you for what shell you
> > want to run -- so it doesn't sound like that either.
> > Keep a closer eye on the console as you are booting, and post a more
> > detailed description of what the system is telling you, and maybe
> > we'll have a clearer idea of what to tell you.
> > Good luck.
> >
> 
> See: mysql-server.sh script from ports kills multi-user mode
> 
> It's the mysqlserver-start.sh script from mysql4 port thatis killing
> multi-user... I have no idea why.
> 
> Disableing that starting scripts solves the problem..which defeats
> it's purpose.

Understood.  Nonetheless, this is not enough information from which to
diagnose the problem.