On Sun, 2006-04-16 at 02:41 -0400, Dan wrote: > Javier Perez wrote: > > Init 3 usually starts linux in a non-graphical environment > > > > It is very useful to troubleshoot X problems. > > > > Javier > > > > > > On 4/16/06, *sujit sugathan* <sujitsugathan2002@xxxxxxxxx > > <mailto:sujitsugathan2002@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > > > > > Hi everyone > > I've this question nagging me for sometime.Can anyone explain to > > me how and why the command init3 is used. > > thanks > > -- All this is fine as long as its clear that the command is init 3 not init3. > > sujit > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > > > > > -- > > ------------------------------ > > /\_/\ > > |O O| pepebuho@xxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:pepebuho@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > ~~~~ Javier Perez > > ~~~~ While the night runs > > ~~~~ toward the day... > > m m Pepebuho watches > > from his high perch. > This is to use runlevel 3. There are five main runlevels used: > Runlevel 0: Shuts down. Not very useful to boot into. > Runlevel 1: Single-user mode, you are automatically root user (hence why > if someone has physical access to a computer and can edit the boot > arguments, they can change the root password) > Runlevel 3: Text multi-user mode > Runlevel 5: Graphical multi-user mode; default, and most people use this. > Runlevel 6: Restarts. Again, not very useful to boot into. > -Dan > ======================================================================= "What terrible way to die." "There are no good ways." -- Sulu and Kirk, "That Which Survives", stardate unknown ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210)-999-7484 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx