> Regards
> Bill Maidment
> Maidment Enterprises Pty Ltd
>
>     -----Original message-----
>     *From:* Todd And Margo Chester <[log in to unmask]>
>     *Sent:* Sunday 19th August 2012 12:25
>     *To:* Scientific Linux Users <[log in to unmask]>
>     *Subject:* inittab question
>
>     Hi All,
>
>     Why does this work:
>
>            #/usr/sbin/faxgetty -D ttyS1
>
>     but, placing this in my /etc/inittab does not?
>
>            m0:2345:respawn:/usr/sbin/faxgetty ttyS1
>
>     I have run "init q" several times to no avail.
>     Can anyone see a typo I am missing?
>
>     # ps ax | grep -i faxget | grep -v grep
>     <nothing>
>
>     After invoking from the command line, I get
>     # ps ax | grep -i faxget | grep -v grep
>        9827 ?        Ss     0:00 /usr/sbin/faxgetty -D ttyS1
>
>     What am I missing?
>
>     Many thanks,
>     -T
>

On 08/18/2012 10:33 PM, Bill Maidment wrote:> You need to put it in 
/etc/init/ nowadays. Read the notes at the top of
 > /etc/inittab
 >
 >
 >


Thank you.  I missed that.  Now to figure out how to use /etc/init.

-T