SUMMARY:About runlevel in file inittab

From: Douglas Wang <douglaswang_at_usa.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 10:46:23 +0800

My original question is:
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> Hi, all,
>
> In the administration manual, about runlevel, you can find this description:
>
> 0 Specifies the halt state
> s or S Specifies single-user mode
> 2 Specifies multiuser mode without network services
> 3 Specifies multiuser mode with network services
>
> but I can find
>
> cons:1234:respawn:/usr/sbin/getty console console vt100
>
> How can I understand the runlevel "1234" in above clause?
>
> Any suggestions are appreicated.
>
> TIA
>
> Douglas
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Many thanks to:

Steve VanDevender <stevev_at_hexadecimal.uoregon.edu>
Tom Blinn <tpb_at_zk3.dec.com>
Rainer Freis <freis_at_santix.de>
Santosh Krishnan x2815 <santosh_at_heplinux1.uta.edu>
Rob McCauley <robmccau_at_RadOnc.Duke.EDU>


I will apologised for my bad question, only Mr.Rainer have understood my
question.

>Hello,
>
>It just means:
>
>start this process on run level 1,2,3 and 4 (although I don't know
>what 4 should be - reserved?).
>
>cheers

Yes, I can't understand the "4", where is it come from? Runlevel just
0,s/S,2,3, depended on the documents. So, my question remains original.

But Santosh Krishnan, give another viewpoint:
>
>Hi,
>
>That tells the system to start that particular services in runlevels 1, 2,
>3 and 4. If you want it not to start up in a particular runlevel, take
>out the number.
>
>E.G:
>
>x:5:respawn:xdm -nodaemon
>
>This will start up xdm in runlevel 5 and respawn it in case it dies.

Whether the "5" is syntax correct?
Received on Fri Feb 27 1998 - 03:56:17 NZDT

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