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List:       kernelnewbies
Subject:    Re: Linux Without shell
From:       Russell Miller <rmiller () duskglow ! com>
Date:       2004-10-18 13:43:48
Message-ID: 200410180843.49158.rmiller () duskglow ! com
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On Monday 18 October 2004 07:40, Ketan Mukadam wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am working on linux 2.4.
>
> Is it possible to remove the shell and insert my own program?
>
> In the file linux/init/main.c (line 598), is it possible to replace the
> following code
>
> if (execute_command)
>         execve(execute_command,argv_init,envp_init);
>         execve("/sbin/init",argv_init,envp_init);
>     execve("/etc/init",argv_init,envp_init);
>     execve("/bin/init",argv_init,envp_init);
>     execve("/bin/sh",argv_init,envp_init);
>
> with one of my own program??
>
> Thanks in advance
>
Just pass init=program to the kernel command line.

--Russell

> Ketan

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