Re: HELP: Boot hangs REdhat 7.2

[ABrady <xunil kc rr com>]

On Sat, 15 Jun 2002 21:59:41 +0200 (CEST)
Kjetil Tjensvold <feb2000info yahoo no> wrote:

>  --- ABrady <xunil kc rr com> skrev: > On Sat, 15 Jun
> 2002 12:21:55 +0200 (CEST)
> > Kjetil Tjensvold <feb2000info yahoo no> wrote:
> > 
> > > I cant get into linux. My RH 7.2 hangs when
> > booting
> > > up with this message.
> > > /etc/rc5.d/S99local !bash/sh no such file or
> > > directory.
> > > I can t get into it wit my rescue disk either.
> > > Any idea.
> > 
> > Go in with single user mode ('linux single' if using
> > lilo, I dunno with
> > grub). Once in edit /etc/rc.d/rc.local and fix the
> > very top line. It
> > should read:
> > 
> > #!/bin/sh
> > 
> > That is, assuming you copied the error above
> > correctly.
> > 
> No I didnt. it says #!/bin/sh
> But it cant find the file /etc/rc5.d/S99local
> Thats the problem although I now came in with the
> rescue option and the file reside in that directory.
> But it cant find it.

Is bash installed (look for /bin/sh to see if it's there, or rpm -q
bash)? Is there a /bin/sh or /bin/bash file? (On mine and probably on
yours, /bin/sh should point to /bin/bash.)

What does this show?

ls -l /etc/rc5.d/S99local

I'm guessing it somehow is pointing to the wrong place or something.
Maybe the symlink is pointing to another symlink, or it's pointing to a
non-existent file.

But that's only a guess at this point.

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