completed relocations of messages to specific file for init, functions

and suse-functions ...


git-svn-id: http://svn.openslx.org/svn/openslx/ld4@142 95ad53e4-c205-0410-b2fa-d234c58c8868

5 files changed, 116 insertions, 105 deletions

diff --git a/initrd/distro-specs/gentoo/functions-2005.1 b/initrd/distro-specs/gentoo/functions-2005.1
index 9416607f..85e141ae 100644
--- a/initrd/distro-specs/gentoo/functions-2005.1
+++ b/initrd/distro-specs/gentoo/functions-2005.1
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if [ -x /bin/udevd ] ; then
   export UDEVD_EVENT_TIMEOUT=1
   echo "" > /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug
   udevd &
-else error $df_errudev nonfatal
+else error "$df_errudev" nonfatal
 fi
 }
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ if [ "x$start_cron" = "xyes" ] ; then
   if [ -f /mnt/etc/${D_INITDIR}/cron ] ; then
     :
   else
-    error $df_errcron nonfatal
+    error "$df_errcron" nonfatal
   fi
 fi
 }
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ if [ "x$start_syslog" = "xyes" ] ; then
   if [ -f /mnt/etc/${D_INITDIR}/syslog-ng ] ; then
     rllinker syslog-ng
   else
-    error $df_errsysl nonfatal
+    error "$df_errsysl" nonfatal
   fi
 fi
 }
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ if [ "x$start_sshd" = "xyes" ] ; then
   if [ -f /mnt/etc/${D_INITDIR}/sshd ] ; then
     rllinker "sshd"
   else
-    error $df_errsshd nonfatal
+    error "$df_errsshd" nonfatal
   fi
 fi
 }
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ if [ -f /mnt/etc/${D_INITDIR}/autofs ] ; then
   if [ -n "${automnt_src}" ] ; then
     # local directory and home directory server from machine-setup
     [ -z "${automnt_dir}" ] && automnt_dir="/home"
-    strinstr "/" "${automnt_dir}" && error $df_erratpld nonfatal
+    strinstr "/" "${automnt_dir}" && error "$df_erratpld" nonfatal
     automnt_dir=${automnt_dir#/}
     echo -e "/home\t/etc/auto.${automnt_dir}\n" >> /mnt/etc/auto.master
     echo -e "# /etc/auto.${automnt_dir} created by $0:\n" \
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ if [ -f /mnt/etc/${D_INITDIR}/autofs ] ; then
     config_portmap
   fi
 else
-  error $df_erramnt nonfatal
+  error "$df_erramnt" nonfatal
 fi
 }
 
diff --git a/initrd/distro-specs/suse/functions-9.3 b/initrd/distro-specs/suse/functions-9.3
index 53270443..7e2c83fd 100644
--- a/initrd/distro-specs/suse/functions-9.3
+++ b/initrd/distro-specs/suse/functions-9.3
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ echo -e "DXS VERSION = 4.0a\nINITRAMFS GENERATION DATE = $date" \
 # udev/hotplug - auto device discovery service
 udev_hotplug () {
 local result=0
-[ -d /etc/hotplug -a -d /etc/hotplug.d ] || error "  Hotplug subdirectory \
-is missing! udev(d) might not work as expected." nonfatal
+[ -d /etc/hotplug -a -d /etc/hotplug.d ] || error "$df_errhotpl" nonfatal
 echo "Enabling hotplug/udev"
 udevstart || result=1
 udevd -d || result=1
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ if [ "x$start_cron" = "xyes" ] ; then
 \nMAILTO=\n-*/15 * * * *\troot\ttest -x /usr/lib/cron/run-crons && \
 /usr/lib/cron/run-crons >/dev/null 2>&1\n" >/mnt/etc/crontab
   else
-    error $df_errcron nonfatal
+    error "$df_errcron" nonfatal
   fi 
 fi
 }
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ if [ "x$start_syslog" = "xyes" ] ; then
       cp /etc/syslog-ng.conf /mnt/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf
       rllinker syslog "02" "20"
   else
-    error $df_errsysl nonfatal
+    error "$df_errsysl" nonfatal
   fi
 fi
 }
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ if [ "x$start_sshd" = "xyes" ] ; then
     testmkd /mnt/var/lib/empty
     rllinker "sshd" "12" "10"
   else
-    error $df_errsshd nonfatal
+    error "$df_errsshd" nonfatal
   fi
 fi
 }
@@ -380,7 +379,7 @@ if [ -f /mnt/etc/${D_SYSCONFDIR}/autofs ] ; then
   if [ -n "${automnt_src}" ] ; then
     # local directory and home directory server from machine-setup
     [ -z "${automnt_dir}" ] && automnt_dir="/home"
-    strinstr "/" "${automnt_dir}" && error $df_erratpld nonfatal
+    strinstr "/" "${automnt_dir}" && error "$df_erratpld" nonfatal
     automnt_dir=${automnt_dir#/}
     echo -e "/home\t/etc/auto.${automnt_dir}\n" >> /mnt/etc/auto.master
     echo -e "# /etc/auto.${automnt_dir} created by $0:\n" \
diff --git a/initrd/initrd-stuff/etc/functions b/initrd/initrd-stuff/etc/functions
index 19644cf5..a83f2fe0 100644
--- a/initrd/initrd-stuff/etc/functions
+++ b/initrd/initrd-stuff/etc/functions
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ else LOGFILE="/dev/null"
 fi
 # if nonfatal error else fatal error message and shell
 if [ -n "$2" ] ; then
-  [ "$DEBUGLEVEL" -ge 1 ] && echo -e "$error_msg $e_msg $error_nfe" \
+  [ "$DEBUGLEVEL" -ge 1 ] && echo -e "${error_msg}${e_msg}${error_nfe}" \
       >> ${LOGFILE} 
-  [ "$DEBUGLEVEL" -gt 1 ] && echo -e "$error_msg $e_msg $error_nfe"
+  [ "$DEBUGLEVEL" -gt 1 ] && echo -e "${error_msg}${e_msg}${error_nfe}"
   [ "$DEBUGLEVEL" -gt 2 ] && usleep 20
 else
-  echo -e "$error_msg $e_msg $error_shell"
+  echo -e "${error_msg}${e_msg}${error_shell}"
   /bin/sh
 fi
 }
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ case $ipcfg in
     fi
   ;;
   none)
-    error $error_iptool
+    error "$error_iptool"
   ;;
 esac
 }
@@ -147,18 +147,18 @@ for mnt in nfsmount mount none; do
   test -x /bin/$mnt && break;
 done
 [ -f /lib/modules/@@@KERNVER@@@/kernel/fs/nfs/nfs.ko ] && \
-  loadmod /lib/modules/@@@KERNVER@@@/kernel/fs/nfs/nfs.ko $error_modnfs
+  loadmod /lib/modules/@@@KERNVER@@@/kernel/fs/nfs/nfs.ko "$error_modnfs"
 case $mnt in
   nfsmount)
-    nfsmount -o ro $nfsroot /mnt || error $error_nfs
+    nfsmount -o ro $nfsroot /mnt || error "$error_nfs"
   ;;
   mount)
-    portmap || error $error_portm
-    mount -n -t nfs -o ro $nfsroot /mnt || error $errmsg
+    portmap || error "$error_portm"
+    mount -n -t nfs -o ro $nfsroot /mnt || error "$errmsg"
     killall -9 portmap
   ;;
   none)
-    error $error_mntt
+    error "$error_mntt"
   ;;
 esac
 }
@@ -200,9 +200,7 @@ for dhcp in dhclient dhcpcd pump ipconfig none; do
   test -x /bin/$dhcp && break;
 done
 if [ "$dhcp" = "none" ] ; then
-  error "  You tried to configure system via dhcp, but no usable dhcp\n\
-  client could be found. Please check that you have some client from\n\
-  the following list installed: dhclient dhcpcd pump ipconfig." nonfatal
+  error "$error_nodhcp" nonfatal
 else
   # ensure the interface is up
   ipsetup 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 eth0 &
@@ -218,18 +216,18 @@ case $dhcp in
     mkdhclconf $vci
     ln -s /bin/dhcpmkconfig /bin/dhclient-script
     dhclient -q -cf /etc/dhclient.conf -lf /var/lib/dhcp/dhclient.leases eth0 \
-  2>&1 >/dev/null || error $error_dhclient 
+  2>&1 >/dev/null || error "$error_dhclient"
   ;;
   dhcpcd)
     ln -s /bin/dhcpmkconfig /bin/dhcpcd.exe
     dhcpcd -L /var/lib/dhcp -c /bin/dhcpcd.exe -T -t 30 eth0 2>&1 >/dev/null \
-     || error $error_dhcpcd
+     || error "$error_dhcpcd"
   ;;
   pump)
-      error $error_pump
+      error "$error_pump"
   ;;
   ipconfig)
-      error $error_ipconf
+      error "$error_ipconf"
   ;;
   *)
   ;;
@@ -355,7 +353,7 @@ echo "finished" > /tmp/ldcfg
 # configuration via ldap
 ldapconf () {
 local ldapserver=$1
-error $error_ldapcfg
+error "$error_ldapcfg"
 echo "not implemented" > /tmp/ldap-done
 } 
 
diff --git a/initrd/initrd-stuff/etc/messages b/initrd/initrd-stuff/etc/messages
index 99bbe060..416caa81 100644
--- a/initrd/initrd-stuff/etc/messages
+++ b/initrd/initrd-stuff/etc/messages
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 # Description:  messages file for all error and info messages generated during
 #		bootup (within initialramfs) for linux diskless clients 
-#		version 4 
+#		version 4
+#		this file could be used for localization of error messages 
 #
-# Author(s):    Dirk von Suchodoletz <dirk@goe.net>, 01-04-2006
+# Author(s):    Dirk von Suchodoletz <dirk@goe.net>, 02-04-2006
 #
 # Copyright:    (c) 2006 - RZ Universitaet Freiburg
 # 
-# Version:      0.0.3a
+# Version:      0.0.3b
 
 # messages from init
 init_errmsg="functions file contains a lot of script \
@@ -14,9 +15,6 @@ functionality. Without this\ninit script will not run."
 init_mff="The main $init_errmsg"
 init_dff="The distro $init_errmsg"
 init_dscf="The distribution specific configuration file could not be found"
-init_errnbd="  Failed to load \
-module ${NBD}.ko. It is needed if you intend to use\n  network block \
-device (D)NBD for the client as root filesystem."
 init_errip="  Unable to setup at \
 least basic functionality, because no IP configuration\n  available. You \
 might pass that information via kernel command line\n  through setting of \
@@ -29,11 +27,63 @@ with dhcp!"
 init_errnwad="  Failed to load the network \
 adaptor modules defined via mkdxsinitrd\n  run. Please rerun and list the \
 appropriate modules (without .ko)."
+init_errdhcp="  Did not get complete IP \
+configuration via DHCP. You may want to add\n  a vendor code identifier \
+via kernel commandline (vci=VCI)."
+init_errnbd="  Failed to load \
+module ${NBD}.ko. It is needed if you intend to use\n  network block \
+device (D)NBD for the client as root filesystem."
+init_nbdcl="  Failed to start \
+the network block device client. Unable to mount root\n  filesystem."
+init_nbddev="  For some reason the network block device /dev/${NBD}0 never \
+appeared.\n  You might want to check udev or your list of static device \
+files."
+init_moddir="  The requested modules directory does not exist. That could \
+mean:\n  * The kernel was updated but mkdxsinitrd was not run afterwards.\n\
+  * The mounted filesystem does not contain the modules directory at all.\n\
+  You might want to check the list of mounted filesystems and if /mnt is\n\
+  not empty run 'ls /mnt/lib/modules' to check."
+init_loadufs="  Loading of UnionFS failed - Either module is not present or \
+module\n  does not match the running kernel. If you do not want to see this \
+\n  message remove the token 'unionfs' from kernel command line."
+init_loadcow="  Loading of Copy On Write (COW - special block device) module \
+failed -\n  Either module is not present or module does not match the \
+running\n  kernel. If you do not want to see this message remove the token \
+'cowloop' from kernel command line."
+init_cownonbd="  Loading of cow module is of no sense if no network block \
+device is used or\n  UnionFS was specified as read write layer too. Remove \
+UnionFS token from\n  kernel commandline if cowloop should be used instead."
+init_ldcfg="Starting ldconfig - switch it off via kernel cmdline option \
+'noldsc'"
+init_errlog="Unable to create the logfile configuration in \
+/etc/${D_SYSCONFDIR}. That\n  might indicate some severe error."
+init_fstab="Failed to create /etc/fstab in the clients root filesystem. The\n\
+  noexistence of the file might produce some unexpected behaviour of\n\
+  mount commands."
+init_errldcfg="  For some reason the generation of ld.so.cache did not \
+finish in time."
+init_infldcfg="  You decided not to recreate \
+/etc/ld.so.cache file. That might cause errors\n  if libraries are installed \
+after this file was created on server."
+init_errcfg="of this client did not finish in\n  time. You might check the \
+process list and list the modules loaded until\n  now."
+init_errhw="  For some reason the hardware autoconfig $init_errcfg"
+init_errsw="  For some reason the software configuration  $init_errcfg"
+init_wait="  Waited $i ticks to unmount kernel module directory ..."
+init_errumnt="  Unmount of the kernel modules directory \
+failed for some reason. Some\n  modprobe still active!?"
+init_erritab="  The file /etc/inittab does not exist or \
+is no regular one. It is needed\n  for the bootup procedure to follow."
+init_errsys="  Unmount of the kernel sys directory \
+failed for some\nreason.  You will get some error messages that some files \
+could not be\n  removed."
+init_runinit="  Could not execute \
+run-init due to missing command or wrong\n  parameters given."
 
 # messages from functions
 error_msg="An error occured during execution of $0 script:\n\n"
-error_nfe="This error is not fatal - continuing ...\n"
-error_shell="Running shell for debugging purposes now ...\n"
+error_nfe="\n  -> This error is not fatal - continuing ...\n"
+error_shell="\n  -> Running shell for debugging purposes now ...\n"
 error_modload="Failed to load module "
 error_modnfs="needed for mounting rootfs"
 error_iptool="  No tool for local IP configuration found. You should at \
@@ -48,6 +98,9 @@ running kernel - see error messages above\n\
 error_portm="  Portmapper should be present, if normal mount \
 command is used. Please\n  check your initial ramdisk setup (mkdxsinitrd)."
 error_mntt="  No suitable mount tool found."
+error_nodhcp="  You tried to configure system via dhcp, but no usable dhcp\n\
+  client could be found. Please check that you have some client from\n\
+  the following list installed: dhclient dhcpcd pump ipconfig."
 error_dhcp="  The following problems could produce that error:\n\
   * The af_packet.ko module is either not loaded nor present in kernel.\n\
   * No network device is present - either no module matching the hardware\n\
@@ -65,6 +118,8 @@ df_errserv="seems not to be installed or start script is not available\n  \
 so requesting the start of service make no sense. Please disable service\n  \
 or install the files needed."
 df_errudev="  udev daemon is not available. Some devices might not apprear."
+df_errhotpl="  Hotplug subdirectory is missing! udev(d) might not work as \
+expected."
 df_errcron="  The cron start script $df_errserv" 
 df_errsysl="  The syslog start script $df_errserv"
 df_errsshd="  The sshd start script $df_errserv"
diff --git a/initrd/initrd-stuff/init b/initrd/initrd-stuff/init
index 32a6f763..18cc1583 100755
--- a/initrd/initrd-stuff/init
+++ b/initrd/initrd-stuff/init
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ nfsroot=\"${NFSROOT}\"\n" >> /etc/machine-setup
 done
 # load block device driver if needed
 if [ -n "${NBD}" ] ; then
-  modprobe ${MODPRV} ${NBD} || error $init_errnbd 
+  modprobe ${MODPRV} ${NBD} || error "$init_errnbd"
 fi
 # check if at least one type of IP configuration is availabe
 if [ -z "$DHCP" -a -z "$LDAP" -a -z "$IPINFO" ] ; then
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ if [ -z "$DHCP" -a -z "$LDAP" -a -z "$IPINFO" ] ; then
     . /etc/machine-setup
     IPINFO="ip=$clientip:$serverip:$gateway:$subnet_mask"
   else
-    error $init_errip 
+    error "$init_errip"
   fi
 fi
 # for ldap configuration at least basic IP setup is needed to contact the
 # server
-[ -z "$DHCP" -a -n "$LDAP" -a -z "$IPINFO" ] && error $init_errldap
+[ -z "$DHCP" -a -n "$LDAP" -a -z "$IPINFO" ] && error "$init_errldap"
 # set debug level and logfile
 echo "Setting debuglevel to ${DEBUGLEVEL}"
 export MODPRV=" "
@@ -172,9 +172,7 @@ else
   LOGFILE="/dev/null"
 fi
 # load network adaptor modules
-modprobe ${MODPRV} -a ${NWMODULES} || error "  Failed to load the network \
-adaptor modules defined via mkdxsinitrd\n  run. Please rerun and list the \
-appropriate modules (without .ko)."
+modprobe ${MODPRV} -a ${NWMODULES} || error "$init_errnwad"
 # set up loopback networking (ipsetup - function defined in /etc/functions)
 ipsetup 127.0.0.1 255.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 127.255.255.255 lo
 # analyze ip information from the kernel command line and put parts
@@ -201,9 +199,7 @@ if [ -n "$noipyet" ] ; then
   waitfor /tmp/dhcp-done 20000
   . /etc/machine-setup
   [ -z "$clientip" -o -z "$subnet_mask" -o -z "$gateway" \
-    -o -z "$broadcast_address" ] && error "  Did not get complete IP \
-configuration via DHCP. You may want to add\n  a vendor code identifier \
-via kernel commandline (vci=VCI)."
+    -o -z "$broadcast_address" ] && error "$init_errdhcp"
   ipsetup $clientip $subnet_mask $gateway $broadcast_address eth0
 fi
 # ... or ldap if available (in background)
@@ -224,20 +220,13 @@ if [ -n "${NBD}" ] ; then
   fi
   echo "Diskless client using ${NBD} on $nbdhost:$nbdport with $RFST"
   # fixme: check for fs in /proc/filesystems before trying to load the module
-  modprobe ${MODPRV} ${RFST} || error "  Failed to load the requested \
-filesystem module for the client root\n  filesystem ontop of the (D)NBD." \
-    nonfatal
-
-  errmsg="  For some reason the network block device /dev/${NBD}0 never \
-appeared.\n  You might want to check udev or your list of static device \
-files."
+  modprobe ${MODPRV} ${RFST} || error "$init_errnbd" nonfatal
 
   case "${NBD}" in
     # network block device present in standard kernel
     nbd)
-      waitfor /dev/nbd0 10000 || error $errmsg
-      nbd-client $nbdhost $nbdport /dev/nbd0 || error "  Failed to start \
-the network block device client. Unable to mount root\n  filesystem."
+      waitfor /dev/nbd0 10000 || error "$init_nbddev"
+      nbd-client $nbdhost $nbdport /dev/nbd0 || error "$init_nbdcl"
       RDEV=/dev/nbd0
     ;;
     # dnbd by Thorsten Zitterell
@@ -249,7 +238,7 @@ the network block device client. Unable to mount root\n  filesystem."
         clientopt="-c /dnbd/cache"
         waitfor /tmp/cache 10000
       fi
-      waitfor /dev/dnbd0 10000 || error $errmsg
+      waitfor /dev/dnbd0 10000 || error "$init_nbddev"
       while ! dnbd-client -b $nbdhost -d /dev/dnbd0 $clientopt ; do
         usleep 10
       done
@@ -278,13 +267,7 @@ fi
 
 # get the complete collection of kernel modules available
 mount -n --bind /mnt/lib/modules/${KERNEL} /lib/modules/${KERNEL} || \
-  error "  The requested modules directory does not exist. That could mean:\n\
-  * The kernel was updated but mkdxsinitrd was not run afterwards.\n\
-  * The mounted filesystem does not contain the modules directory at all.\n\
-  You might want to check the list of mounted filesystems and if /mnt is\n\
-  not empty run 'ls /mnt/lib/modules' to check."
-#  You might want to check the list of mounted filesystems and if /mnt is\n\
-#  not empty run 'ls /mnt/lib/modules' to check."
+  error "$init_moddir"
 # start hardware configuration as background process
 hwautocfg &
 
@@ -292,22 +275,15 @@ hwautocfg &
 RWDIR=/dev/shm
 if [ -n "${UNIONFS}" -o -n "${UNION}" ] ; then
   modprobe ${MODPRV} unionfs || { 
-    error "  Loading of UnionFS failed - Either module is not present or \
-module\n  does not match the running kernel. If you do not want to see this \
-\n  message remove the token 'unionfs' from kernel command line." nonfatal 
+    error "$init_loadufs" nonfatal 
     UNIONFS=""; }
 fi
 if [ -n "${COWLOOP}" ] ; then
   modprobe ${MODPRV} cowloop || {
-  error "  Loading of Copy On Write (COW - special block device) module \
-failed -\n  Either module is not present or module does not match the \
-running\n  kernel. If you do not want to see this message remove the token \
-'cowloop' from kernel command line." nonfatal
+  error "$init_loadcow" nonfatal
   COWLOOP=""; }
   if [ -z "${NBD}" -o -n "${UNIONFS}" ] ; then
-    error "  Loading of cow module is of no sense if no network block device \
-is used or\n  UnionFS was specified as read write layer too. Remove UnionFS \
-token from\n  kernel commandline if cowloop should be used instead."
+    error "$init_cownonbd"
     COWLOOP="";
   fi
 fi
@@ -320,7 +296,6 @@ if [ -n "${UNION}" ] ; then
 fi
 
 # setup of client root filesystem dependent on the availability of UnionFS
-msg="Starting ldconfig - switch it off via kernel cmdline option 'noldsc'"
 if [ -n "${UNIONFS}" ] ; then
   echo "Using UnionFS for rw access"
   [ -n ${NFSROOT} ] && NFSRO=nfs
@@ -332,7 +307,7 @@ if [ -n "${UNIONFS}" ] ; then
   mkdir -p /mnt/uniontmp
   mount -n --move ${RWDIR}/uniontmp /mnt/uniontmp
   # run ldconfig if not switched off via kernel command line
-  [ -z "${NOLDSC}" ] && echo $msg && ldconfig /etc/ld.so.cache &
+  [ -z "${NOLDSC}" ] && echo $init_ldcfg && ldconfig /etc/ld.so.cache &
 elif [ -n "${COWLOOP}" -a -n "${NBD}" ] ; then
   :
 else
@@ -343,7 +318,7 @@ else
     mount -n --bind ${RWDIR}/${path} /mnt/${path}
   done
   # see above ...
-  [ -z "${NOLDSC}" ] && echo $msg && ldconfig /tmp/ld.so.cache &
+  [ -z "${NOLDSC}" ] && echo $init_ldcfg && ldconfig /tmp/ld.so.cache &
   for path in ${D_RODIRSINRW}; do
     if [ -d /mnt/${path} ] ; then
       LIST=${path}" "$LIST
@@ -383,8 +358,7 @@ echo "fs complete" >/tmp/fscmpl
 
 # write debug file information after filesystem setup completed
 echo -e "# /etc${D_SYSCONFDIR}/logfile - file created by $0\n#\n# logfile for linux diskless client specific debugging output\nLOGFILE=\"$LOGFILE\"\n#\n# debug level\nDEBUGLEVEL=\"$DEBUGLEVEL\"" > /mnt/etc/${D_SYSCONFDIR}/logfile || \
-  error "Unable to create the logfile configuration in /etc/${D_SYSCONFDIR}. \
-That\n  might indicate some severe error."
+  error "$init_errlog"
 
 # run distribution independent and dependent configuration of files and 
 # services
@@ -403,9 +377,7 @@ Suchodoletz, dirk@goe.net\n\nrootfs\t\t/\t\trootfs\t\tro\t\t 0 0\n\
 proc\t\t/proc\t\tproc\t\tdefaults\t 0 0\ninitramdevs\t/dev\t\ttmpfs\
 \t\trw\t\t 0 0\ndevpts\t\t/dev/pts\tdevpts\t\tmode=0620,gid=5\t 0 0\n\
 usbfs\t\t/proc/bus/usb\tusbfs\t\tnoauto\t\t 0 0" >>/mnt/etc/fstab || \
-  error "Failed to create /etc/fstab in the clients root filesystem. The\n\
-  noexistence of the file might produce some unexpected behaviour of\n\
-  mount commands."
+  error "$init_fstab"
 # copy library cache if generated
 if [ -z "${NOLDSC}" ] ; then
   if waitfor /tmp/ldcfg 50000 ; then
@@ -413,23 +385,16 @@ if [ -z "${NOLDSC}" ] ; then
       cp /mnt/tmp/ld.so.cache /mnt/etc/ld.so.cache
       rm /mnt/tmp/ld.so.cache; }
   else 
-    error "  For some reason the generation of \
-ld.so.cache did not finish in time."
+    error "$init_errldcfg"
   fi
 else
-  error "  You decided not to recreate \
-/etc/ld.so.cache file. That might cause errors\n  if libraries are installed \
-after this file was created on server." nonfatal
+  error "$init_infldcfg" nonfatal
 fi
 # copy machine configuration (from global settings, additions made within
 # here and from dhcp/ldap sources) to client /etc for later checks
 cp /etc/machine-setup /mnt/etc
-waitfor /tmp/hwcfg 20000 || error "  For some reason the hardware autoconfig \
-of this client did not finish in\n  time. You might check the process list \
-and list the modules loaded until\n  now."
-waitfor /tmp/svcfg 20000 || error "  For some reason the software config \
-of this client did not finish in\n  time. You might check the process list \
-and list the modules loaded until\n  now."
+waitfor /tmp/hwcfg 20000 || error "$init_errhw"
+waitfor /tmp/svcfg 20000 || error "$init_errsw"
 # IP configuration is made and should not be updated automatically, udevd
 # should be killed if started within init
 killall -9 dhcpcd dhclient pump 2>/dev/null
@@ -443,26 +408,20 @@ postinit
 # unmount the bind mounted modules directory
 for i in 0 40 100 200 300 500 800 1000 1200; do
   usleep $i && umount -n /lib/modules/${KERNEL} 2>/dev/null && break
-  error "  Waited $i ticks to unmount kernel module directory ..." nonfatal
+  error "$init_wait" nonfatal
 done
 
-[ $i -gt 1000 ] && error "  Unmount of the kernel modules directory \
-failed for some reason. Some\n  modprobe still active!?"
+[ $i -gt 1000 ] && error "$init_errumnt"
 # check for inittab file
-test -f /mnt/etc/inittab || error "  The file /etc/inittab does not exist or \
-is no regular one. It is needed\n  for the bootup procedure to follow."
+test -f /mnt/etc/inittab || error "$init_erritab"
 # close runlevel script for stuff to execute during early bootup
 d_mkrlscript close boot.ld ""
 # preparations to leave initrd - umounting ...
-umount -n /sys || error "  Unmount of the kernel sys directory \
-failed for some\nreason.  You will get some error messages that some files \
-could not be\n  removed." nonfatal
+umount -n /sys || error "$init_errsys" nonfatal
 umount -n /proc/bus/usb >/dev/null 2>&1
 mount -n --move /dev /mnt/dev
 killall -9 udevd 2>/dev/null
 umount -n /proc
 [ -n "${UNIONFS}" ] && mount -n --move /root /mnt/mnt 
-# new kind of pivoting
-exec run-init -c dev/console /mnt /sbin/init || error "  Could not execute \
-run-init due to missing command or wrong\n  parameters given."
-
+# new style of pivoting
+exec run-init -c dev/console /mnt /sbin/init || error "$init_runinit"