Date: 05 Sep 2005 13:11:42 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: claco@chrislaco.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Won't go into multi-user mode Message-ID: <447jdve8xd.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <431C6BD9.3010303@chrislaco.com> References: <4319F112.6050303@chrislaco.com> <44d5nnzkz1.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <431C6BD9.3010303@chrislaco.com>
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"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.
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