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Run levels are identified by + numbers, see <A +HREF="x1812.html#RUN-LEVELS" +>Table 7-1</A +>. There is no consensus of how to use the + user defined run levels (2 through 5). Some system administrators + use run levels to define which subsystems are working, e.g., + whether X is running, whether the network is operational, and + so on. Others have all subsystems always running or start and + stop them individually, without changing run levels, since run + levels are too coarse for controlling their systems. You need + to decide for yourself, but it might be easiest to follow the + way your Linux distribution does things.</P +><DIV +CLASS="TABLE" +><P +><B +><A +NAME="RUN-LEVELS" +>Table 7-1. Run level numbers</A +></B +></P +><TABLE +BORDER="1" +CLASS="CALSTABLE" +><TR +><TD +ALIGN="LEFT" +VALIGN="TOP" +>0</TD +><TD +ALIGN="LEFT" +VALIGN="TOP" +>Halt the system.</TD +></TR +><TR +><TD +ALIGN="LEFT" +VALIGN="TOP" +>1</TD +><TD +ALIGN="LEFT" +VALIGN="TOP" +>Single-user mode (for special administration).</TD +></TR +><TR +><TD +ALIGN="LEFT" +VALIGN="TOP" +>2-5</TD +><TD +ALIGN="LEFT" +VALIGN="TOP" +>Normal operation (user defined).</TD +></TR +><TR +><TD +ALIGN="LEFT" +VALIGN="TOP" +>6</TD +><TD +ALIGN="LEFT" +VALIGN="TOP" +>Reboot.</TD +></TR +></TABLE +></DIV +><P +>Run levels are configured in <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/inittab</TT +> by lines like + the following: + +<PRE +CLASS="SCREEN" +>l2:2:wait:/etc/init.d/rc 2</PRE +> + + The first field is an arbitrary label, the second one means + that this applies for run level 2. The third field means + that <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>init</B +> should run the command in the + fourth field once, when the run level is entered, and that + <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>init</B +> should wait for it to complete. The + <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/init.d/rc</TT +> command runs whatever + commands are necessary to start and stop services to enter run + level 2.</P +><P +>The command in the fourth field does all the hard work of + setting up a run level. It starts services that aren't already + running, and stops services that shouldn't be running in the + new run level any more. Exactly what the command is, and how run + levels are configured, depends on the Linux distribution.</P +><P +>When <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>init</B +> starts, it looks for a line + in <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/inittab</TT +> that specifies the default + run level: + +<PRE +CLASS="SCREEN" +>id:2:initdefault:</PRE +> + + You can ask <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>init</B +> to go to a non-default run + level at startup by giving the kernel a command line argument + of <TT +CLASS="LITERAL" +>single</TT +> or <TT +CLASS="LITERAL" +>emergency</TT +>. + Kernel command line arguments can be given via LILO, for example. + This allows you to choose the single user mode (run level 1).</P +><P +>While the system is running, the <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>telinit</B +> + command can change the run level. When the run level is + changed, <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>init</B +> runs the relevant command from + <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/inittab</TT +>. </P +></DIV +><DIV +CLASS="NAVFOOTER" +><HR +ALIGN="LEFT" +WIDTH="100%"><TABLE +WIDTH="100%" +BORDER="0" +CELLPADDING="0" +CELLSPACING="0" +><TR +><TD +WIDTH="33%" +ALIGN="left" +VALIGN="top" +><A +HREF="x1752.html" +>Prev</A +></TD +><TD +WIDTH="34%" +ALIGN="center" +VALIGN="top" +><A +HREF="book1.html" +>Home</A +></TD +><TD +WIDTH="33%" +ALIGN="right" +VALIGN="top" +><A +HREF="x1852.html" +>Next</A +></TD +></TR +><TR +><TD +WIDTH="33%" +ALIGN="left" +VALIGN="top" +>Configuring <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>init</B +> to start <B +CLASS="COMMAND" +>getty</B +>: the <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/inittab</TT +> file</TD +><TD +WIDTH="34%" +ALIGN="center" +VALIGN="top" +><A +HREF="c1705.html" +>Up</A +></TD +><TD +WIDTH="33%" +ALIGN="right" +VALIGN="top" +>Special configuration in <TT +CLASS="FILENAME" +>/etc/inittab</TT +></TD +></TR +></TABLE +></DIV +></BODY +></HTML +>
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