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Basic System Configuration

File /etc/sysconfig/system contain system configuration.

Configure Init scripts

Use colours in init scripts:

COLOR_INIT=yes

In which collumn result of Init script should appear:

INIT_COL=75

Start system faster - some rc-scripts will be omitted ex. locale/language script

FASTRC=no

Allow starts rc-scripts in interactive mode (Ask about run each subsystem) after pressing ā€œIā€ key during bootning.

PROMPT=yes

Kernel

Kernel Verbose mode during system start. (Like a command: dmesg -n {$number}) Default is 1.

CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL=1

Time in seconds to reboot after kernel panic. It's important option, especially on remote machines

PANIC_REBOOT_TIME=60

Running system

Run sulogin (asking about root password) in place of shell if problems during boot will appear.

RUN_SULOGIN_ON_ERR=yes

Allow user login only after system boot was completed. It preserve against problems connected with getting access too early. But in the other hand, we loose the possibility to login (ex. via SSH) if any problems occur.

DELAY_LOGIN=yes

Clean /tmp during boot process:

CLEAN_TMP=yes

Start devfs during boot:

MOUNT_DEVFS=no

Services

Default priority (nice number) for services, without SERVICE_RUN_NICE_LEVEL in /etc/sysconfing/{$service} set.

DEFAULT_SERVICE_RUN_NICE_LEVEL=0

List of folders containing chroots systems, which should be administer by /etc/init.d/sys-chroots script

SYSTEM_CHROOTS=/jakis_katalog

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