Question

In Linux, the /etc/inittab file describes the processes that are started up during boot up. Each entry in the /etc/inittab file is divided into four parts separated by colons (:)._______ is the third entry in the /etc/inittab file.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is "Action".

Explanation:

The directory /etc/inittab file is also known as a configuration file that is used by the System V (SysV) initialization system in Linux. where System V stands for system version that is used for Unix and Linux both. It was developed in AT&T. This configuration file includes three items that are:

• Runlevel norm
• Which procedures should you begin, track and restart when you end?
• Which actions to perform when a new run level is introduced?

Example: id:runlevels:action:process

• id stands for identification code. It includes a sequence of one to four characters that identify in function.
• runlevels it is a list that runs on levels in which this applies.
• action is a specifies code in the field that describes to init how to run the process.  
• A process is a command that is ready to execute.