Re: Multiple profiles

[Richard B. Johnson]

  This message is in MIME format.  The first part should be readable text,
  while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools.
  Send mail to [e-mail] for more info.

--1678434306-1678716291-1025205550=:9280
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, David Schwartz wrote:

> 
> On Thu, 27 Jun 2002 14:22:07 +0200 (MET DST), 
> [e-mail] wrote:
> 
> >On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, David Schwartz wrote:
> >
> >>    There is no way to create multiple profiles on Linux. But there may be 
> >> a way
> 
> >Actually there is. We call them runlevels. init seems to be pretty
> >standard on Linux systems.
> 
> 	True, though runlevels don't allow you to change the kernel you're
>  using, 
> its command line, or the initrd. In addition, many distributions' preferred 
> means of creating profiles is not by means of runlevels.
> 

You can boot different 'profiles' like the attached script shows. With
`initrd`, you can even query the user after initial boot, about what
'profile' you might want. It can then set up whatever you want, then
in a final heave, do `exec /sbin/init auto` and you are running the
startup files (the profile) that you specified.

Cheers,
Dick Johnson

Penguin : Linux version 2.4.18 on an i686 machine (797.90 BogoMips).

                 Windows-2000/Professional isn't.

--1678434306-1678716291-1025205550=:9280
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; name="make_ramdisk.sh"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: BASE64
Content-ID: <[e-mail]>
Content-Description: 
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--1678434306-1678716291-1025205550=:9280--