The runlevel tag has no wiki summary.
4
votes
2answers
149 views
What happens if I set default system runlevel to 0 or 6?
What I understand from runlevels is that in each level some programs have permission to be executed and some don't. runlevel 3 boots system into CLI and runlevel 5 starts the default GUI.
But I don't ...
3
votes
2answers
153 views
How do you boot Puppy Linux Slacko into the command line?
How do you boot Puppy Linux Slacko (or Precise or Wary) into the command line? I wish to startx only if I need it. Unfortunately it does not seem to copy Slackware's traditional /etc/inittab runlevel ...
3
votes
1answer
842 views
Create and control start up scripts in BusyBox
I have compiled a custom linux kernel in BusyBox. BusyBox init does not support runlevels. When the kernel boots up in BusyBox, it first executes init which looks for the specified runlevel in ...
2
votes
3answers
42 views
Do I need to stop processes like mysql or apache before “reboot”?
I have been wondering if issuing a reboot command safely stops running LAMP processes like MySQL or Apache?
2
votes
1answer
365 views
Configuring Yaboot and Debian to Boot into a Command Line Login Shell?
I have a Debian Squeeze variant (MintPPC 9) installed on an old Mac Powerbook G4 (PowerPC CPU). I wish to boot it into a multiuser CLI login shell instead of automatically booting into the login ...
2
votes
1answer
114 views
Security drawbacks of disabling tty password check
I found that, in /etc/inittab, this modification (-a username) for the user u disables the login/password check for all tty:s:
1:2345:respawn:/sbin/getty -a u 38400 tty1
2:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -a u ...
0
votes
1answer
133 views
Converting update-rc.d redis_6379 defaults to chkconfig command
I'm trying to run the commmand below to Centos and of course I get command not found. How do I then convert it to chkconfig ?
update-rc.d redis_6379 defaults
