idmkinit(1M)                                            idmkinit(1M)


       NAME
             idmkinit - construct inittab file from configuration data

       SYNOPSIS
             /etc/conf/bin/idmkinit [-o directory] [-e directory] [[-M module-name] ...] [-#]

       DESCRIPTION
             One of the ID/TP kernel configuration tools, idmkinit
             reconstructs /etc/inittab from the Init(4) files in
             /etc/conf/init.d.  The new inittab is normally placed in the
             /etc/conf/cf.d directory, although this can be changed through
             the -o option.

          Options
             The command line options are:

             -o directory
                       Create inittab in the directory specified, instead
                       of the default, /etc/conf/cf.d.

             -e directory
                       Use the init files in the directory specified,
                       instead of the default location, /etc/conf/init.d.

             -M module-name
                       Append the inittab lines generated from the Init
                       file, if there is one, of the loadable kernel module
                       specified to /etc/inittab so it can take effect.

             -#        Print debugging information.

          Return  Values
             idmkinit returns 0 on success and a positive number on error.

          Errors
             An exit value of zero indicates success.  If an error is
             encountered, idmkinit will exit with a non-zero value and
             report an error message.

       USAGE
             In the sysinit state during the next system reboot after a
             kernel reconfiguration, the idmkinit command is called
             automatically (by idmkenv) to establish the correct
             /etc/inittab for the running (newly-built) kernel.  idmkinit
             is also called by idbuild when loadable kernel module
             configuration is requested.  idmkinit can be executed as a


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      idmkinit(1M)                                            idmkinit(1M)


            user level command to test a modification of inittab before a
            Driver Software Package (DSP) is actually built.  It is also
            useful in installation scripts that do not reconfigure the
            kernel, but which need to create inittab entries.  In this
            case, the inittab generated by idmkinit must be copied to
            /etc/inittab, and an init q command must be run for the new
            entry to take effect.

      REFERENCES
            idbuild(1M), idinstall(1M), idmknod(1M), init(1M), Init(4),
            inittab(4)





































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