Trouble with rc.sysinit

[Raju Mathur <raju@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

After booting into single-user mode, give the command:

      mount -oremount,rw -n /
      [edit files here]
      mount -oremount,rw -n /

and reboot.

Regards,

-- Raju

>>>>> "Vikrant" == Vikrant Dhawale <vkdhawale@xxxxxxxx> writes:

    Vikrant> Hi there, I did a foolish thing. I edited the rc.sysinit
    Vikrant> script and changed the value of the variable HOSTNAME
    Vikrant> where it was declared/defined in it. Earlier value was
    Vikrant> HOSTNAME=localhost I changed it to HOSTNAME=Redhat

    Vikrant> Now the system does not reboot.  I have later replaced
    Vikrant> the file rc.sysinit to original version from
    Vikrant> explore2fs. But still I am not able to boot in multiuser
    Vikrant> mode.

    Vikrant> When I boot to singleuser mode I get the following two
    Vikrant> messages : INIT : version 2.74 booting INIT : cannot
    Vikrant> execute '/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit ' and then the bash#
    Vikrant> prompt.  The filesystem is in readonly.

    Vikrant> When I try to boot into multiusermode I get the following
    Vikrant> messages : INIT : version 2.74 booting INIT : cannot
    Vikrant> execute '/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit ' INIT : switching to
    Vikrant> runlevel : 3 INIT : /etc/rc.d/rc : /var/run/runlevel.dir
    Vikrant> : Readonly filesystem

    Vikrant> Then when various daemons and services start, touch gives
    Vikrant> a message "Readonly filesystem" for various files
    Vikrant> /var/lock/subsys/xxxxxx

    Vikrant> After similar messages from apmd,interface
    Vikrant> lo,portmapper,systemlogger a big wait about 10 mins. then
    Vikrant> suddenly again similar messages for other daemons and
    Vikrant> services some [FAILED] messages too and then init says no
    Vikrant> more processes in this runlevel.  Some messages similar
    Vikrant> to ones found in /etc/inittab.  Each gives a message
    Vikrant> filesystem readonly.

    Vikrant> I have studied the /etc/rc.d/rc and /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit
    Vikrant> and I think the problem is init cannot execute
    Vikrant> /etc/rc.sysinit for some reason and /etc/rc.d/rc starts
    Vikrant> executing which depends on some actions performed in the
    Vikrant> rc.sysinit.

    Vikrant> Also /var/run/runlevel.dir contains lines
    Vikrant> /etc/rc.d/rc0.d.  /etc/rc.d/rc contains a command set
    Vikrant> `/sbin/runlevel` which is used to assign value to
    Vikrant> variables previous and runlevel. when i run this on
    Vikrant> prompt it gives 3 0.

    Vikrant> When I open these files in vi,then with
    Vikrant> /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit vi shows [readonly] [dos format] but
    Vikrant> with /etc/rc.d/rc vi shows [readonly]. Could this be the
    Vikrant> problem? Both rc.sysinit and rc have permissions 755.
    Vikrant> Will rescue mode help, I do not have RHL cd presently but
    Vikrant> I can arrange.

    Vikrant> Can anyone help me out.  I have Redhat Linux 6.0

    Vikrant>              Thanks

    Vikrant>                                   Vikrant Dhawale