[wellylug] how to view grub.conf

[Jethro Carr]

On Sun, 2005-05-08 at 11:07, Cliff Pratt wrote:
> Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote:
> > Jethro Carr wrote:
> > 
> >> On Sat, 2005-05-07 at 23:02, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote:
> >>
> >>> I've changed bootloader in mandriva LE to grub using MCC.  How do I 
> >>> view grub.conf to make sure it has activated?
> >>>
> >>> I've used konsole and mc and can see grub, grub install, and various 
> >>> other grubs, but no grub.conf.  Or is there no grub.conf and I'm 
> >>> looking for the wrong thing?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> if you want to check grub's config, the file is:
> >>
> >> /boot/grub/menu.lst.
> >>
> >> (so 'cat /boot/grub/menu.lst' will display it)
> >>
> >>
> >> I'm not sure what you can use to see if grub is installed in the
> >> bootloader though...
> >>
> >>
> > Thanks _ I did that and see what looks like appropriate entries 
> > comparing to lilo.  I was looking in the wrong place (/etc), where lilo is.
> > 
> On my Debian system /boot/grub/menu.lst is a link to 
> grub.conf in the same directory.

debian's just weird. ;-)


grub states that the menu configuration file should be
/boot/grub/menu.lst, but some distros like having a different file, and
symlink it.

However, it's best to use /boot/grub/menu.lst whenever you want to check
grub, as all distros using grub MUST have this file, and some don't use
grub.conf.

makes it easy.


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-- Jethro Carr

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