[H-GEN] run levels

[Shane Ravenn]

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On Wed, 24 Apr 2002 11:35:40 +1000 (EST)
Nikolai Lusan <nikolai at humbug.org.au> wrote:

> On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, Shane Ravenn wrote:
> 
> > > I need to change the default run level in redhat 7.1 for a while.
> > > how do I do it?
> >
> > As root, run:
> > init #
> > where # = the runlevel. 3 for console, 5 for X, 1 for single-user, etc.
> 
> Firstly - that command will change the current runlevel, not the default.
> Secondly - runlevels are configurable, you can start or stop anything
>            you like in any given runlevel. For example you can make
> 	   runlevel 6 single user and runlevel 1 X.
> 
> 
> 
> Nikolai

Thanks for pointing that out Nikolai, however I am aware of it. I just missed
the word "default" in the original message. My bad. That's why I suggested the
man page, just to cover my butt.

Shane Ravenn
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