On 08/08/2012 05:57 PM, Chris Schanzle wrote:
> On 08/08/2012 04:58 PM, Connie Sieh wrote:
>> *SL_password_for_singleuser*
>>     Changes /etc/inittab to require the root password for single user 
>> mode.
>>     This was added with SL 6.0 and continues in this release.
>
> Umm, without checking SL6, are you really changing /etc/inittab which 
> says:
>
>   # inittab is only used by upstart for the default runlevel.
>   # ADDING OTHER CONFIGURATION HERE WILL HAVE NO EFFECT ON YOUR SYSTEM.
>
> and not /etc/sysconfig/init ?
>
> tail -3 /etc/sysconfig/init
> # Set to '/sbin/sulogin' to prompt for password on single-user mode
> # Set to '/sbin/sushell' otherwise
> SINGLE=/sbin/sulogin

I replied to Chris, but realized that the list might also want an answer.

I'd like to take the opportunity to thank Chris for noticing the error 
and bringing it to our attention.  The feedback from the SL community is 
one of the things I love about this project!

Basically, it is a documentation issue.  The rpm does what is expected 
to /etc/sysconfig/init, the doc just describes it wrongly.  I'll get it 
fixed in the next wave of release notes.


Pat

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Pat Riehecky
Scientific Linux Developer