Originally posted by: GanesanBI

Hi friends,
Why i con't change default runlevel other than 2 in Aix? I can change but after rebooting, Machine starts in runlevel 2 only.

Please direct me in a correct path to become an Aix system administrator in Indian Railways department.

Thank you.,

S.Ganesan.
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Originally posted by: Morten_Torstensen

Runlevels are not really used in AIX. Are you sure you want to use them? If you really really want to, change the "init:2:initdefault:" line at the top of /etc/inittab (below the comments).

The AIX way would be to make groups in SRC and start/stop them as needed.
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Originally posted by: GanesanBI

Yes Mr.Morten, i can add any line to /etc/inittab file using # mkitab command. Is this following command right for boot with runlevel 5?

• # mkitab abc:5:wait:test

Please tell me, will it boot in runlevel 5 after boot my machine?

Please direct me in a correct path to become an Aix system administrator in Indian Railways department.

Thank you.,

S.Ganesan.
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Originally posted by: hdkutz

Hello,
as mentioned before:
You do not need to add another entry to inittab with mkitab.
Change the initdefault Entry in inittab to the desired runlevel.
Your machine will boot to this Level.
<snip>
: Note - initdefault and sysinit should be the first and second entry.
init:2:initdefault:
brc::sysinit:/sbin/rc.boot 3 >/dev/console 2>&1 # Phase 3 of system boot
<snip>

E.G:
<snip>
: Note - initdefault and sysinit should be the first and second entry.
init:5:initdefault:
brc::sysinit:/sbin/rc.boot 3 >/dev/console 2>&1 # Phase 3 of system boot
<snip>

Cheers,
ku
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Originally posted by: GanesanBI

Thank you Mr.Hdkutz, i'll try this. Could u tell me how can i open multiple session in Aix? In linux, i can open 5 users session in terminal mode by holding following keys, <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <F2> to <F6>.

Now, i'm student, learning Aix very interestingly, so let me know in detail or else give me a link to learn.

Please direct me in a correct path to become an Aix system administrator in Indian Railways department.

Thank you.,

S.Ganesan.
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Originally posted by: Kosala

Hi,

The configuration for the multiple terminals is done through /etc/inittab. In AIX there is only one getty for the /dev/console. I do not think the multiple terminals will work like in Linux, since I can't find any tty* in AIX. But you can start multiple getty instances in AIX, which you can bind to either a serial port or a modem.

Have a look at getty man page.

Cheers,
Kosala
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Originally posted by: GanesanBI

Thank you Mr.Kosala, for your detailed answer of some of my questions. We'll meet in my another question. Thank you once again.

Now, i'm a student, learning Aix very interestingly, so let me know in detail or else give me a link to learn.

Please direct me in a correct path to become an Aix system administrator in Indian Railways department.

Thank you.,

S.Ganesan.
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