Listing 4. Debian inittab

 1 # /etc/inittab: init(8) configuration.
 2 # $Id: inittab,v 1.6 1997/01/30 15:03:55 
     miquels Exp $
 4 # The default runlevel.
 5 id:2:initdefault:
 7 # Boot-time system configuration/
     initialization script.
 8 # This is run first except when booting in 
     emergency (-b) mode.
 9 si::sysinit:/etc/init.d/boot
11 # What to do in single-user mode.
12 ~~:S:wait:/sbin/sulogin
14 # /etc/init.d executes the S and K scripts upon
15 # change of runlevel.
17 # Runlevel 0 is halt.
18 # Runlevel 1 is single-user.
19 # Runlevels 2-5 are multi-user.
20 # Runlevel 6 is reboot.
22 l0:0:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 0
23 l1:1:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 1
24 l2:2:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 2
25 l3:3:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 3
26 l4:4:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 4
27 l5:5:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 5
28 l6:6:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 6
29 # Normally not reached, but fallthrough in case
     of emergency.
30 z6:6:respawn:/sbin/sulogin
32 # What to do when CTRL-ALT-DEL is 
     pressed.
33 ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -r now
35 # Action on special keypress (ALT-UpArrow).
36 kb::kbrequest:/bin/echo "Keyboard Request--edit /etc/inittab to let this work."
38 # What to do when the power fails/returns.
39 pf::powerwait:/etc/init.d/powerfail start
40 pn::powerfailnow:/etc/init.d/powerfail now
41 po::powerokwait:/etc/init.d/powerfail stop
43 # /sbin/getty invocations for the runlevels.
45 # The "id" field MUST be the same as 
     the last
46 # characters of the device (after "tty").
48 # Format:
49 #  <id>:<runlevels>:<action>:<process>
50 1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty1
51 2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty2
52 3:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty3
53 4:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty4
54 5:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty5
55 6:23:respawn:/sbin/getty 38400 tty6
57 # Example how to put a getty on a serial line 
     (for a terminal)
59 #T1:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS1 19200 vt100
61 # Example how to put a getty on a modem line.
63 #T3:23:respawn:/sbin/mgetty -x0 -s 57600 ttyS3