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From: "Jim C. Brown" <jma5@umd.edu>
Subject: Re: (Summary) inittab problem
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 10:18:03 -0500
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To: Dermot Paikkos <dermot@sciencephoto.co.uk>
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On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 12:51:37PM -0000, Dermot Paikkos wrote:
> I thought I had tried all the tty (alt+fn) but I didn't see a login prompt 
> when I looked. Perhaps I was a bit quick.
> 

You should see a prompt like this

#

single user mode doesnt look for a login, you're automaticly put into root.

> Thanx again.
> Dp.

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