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On 2020-02-19, Dr Rainer Woitok wrote: |
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> Roger, |
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> On Wednesday, 2020-02-19 09:51:20 +1300, you wrote: |
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>> ... |
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>> rc_interactive means I can press "I" or "i" during boot and |
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>> INTERRUPT |
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>> the boot process; *otherwise* it will boot as per normal. |
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>> Is that not the behaviour you are seeking? |
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> Speaking not for the original poster but only for me: |
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> In a mathematical sense it surely is, because the interactive interface |
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> you are confronted with allows you not to start any services you're dis- |
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> liking. In a practical sense it surely requires more than patience, be- |
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> cause for each and every service available the user will be prompted to |
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> enter a number: |
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> 1. Start this sevice. |
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> 2. Skip this service. |
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> 3. Start all remaining services. |
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> 4. Start a privileged shell. |
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> So instead of pressing the "1" key umpteen times (plus one time too oft- |
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> en, ARGH :-) it's probably really easier to boot from a live CD. |
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> And the privileged shell offered here is also restricted in that it is |
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> only usable for the minority of 330 million people using a US keyboard |
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> layout, while the vast majority of 7.4 billion people NOT using a US |
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> keyboard layout will most probably not even manage to enter their pass- |
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> word :-( |
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If the US layout is causing too much trouble, it might be worth it to |
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run "loadkeys" manually. |
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Nuno Silva |
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