And the reverse was not my intention either. It can hardly hurt for the OP to be aware that there are more ways than inittab to do the job. That's what the link did in this respect - it provides a list of alternatives which the Op could look into further. If you insist that there is a single standard init system with linux then maybe you should study the alternatives (and their precise purposes) in more detail yourself rather than assume, like too many people here, that the way you know best for doing something just must be the only right way.