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Caution
If you choose not to install GRUB or LILO for any reason, you will not be able to boot the system
directly, and you must use another boot method (such as a boot diskette). Use this option only if you
are sure you have another way of booting the system!
Figure A-3. Boot Loader Configuration
Every bootable partition is listed, including partitions used by other operating systems. The partition
holding your the system's root file system has a Label of
or (for LILO). Other partitions may also have boot labels. If you would like to add or change
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the boot label for other partitions that have been detected by the installation program, click once on
the partition to select it. Once selected, you can change the boot label by clicking the Edit button.
Select Default beside the preferred boot partition to choose your default bootable OS. You will not be
able to move forward in the installation unless you choose a default boot image.
Note
The Label column lists what you must enter at the boot prompt, in non-graphical boot loaders, in
order to boot the desired operating system.
Once you have loaded the GRUB boot screen, use the arrow keys to choose a boot label or type
[e] for edit. You are presented with a list of items in the configuration file for the boot label you have
selected.
At the graphical LILO screen, press [Ctrl]-[x] to exit to the
defined on your system, you can always press [Tab] at the prompt to display a list of defined boot
labels.
Boot loader passwords provide a security mechanism in an environment where physical access to your
server is available.
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prompt. If you forget the boot labels
boot:
(for GRUB)