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Old 05-18-2006, 04:04 AM   #1
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whats is init S?


on debian, I run sysv-rc-conf

have init 0,1,2,3,4,5,6 and S.

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http://i4.tinypic.com/zyjcm1.jpg


how is S?


thanks in advance!
 
Old 05-18-2006, 04:12 AM   #2
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Single user mode, usually used for system admin repairs. Puts you in a single root user environment (command line only; no graphics).
 
Old 05-18-2006, 04:57 AM   #3
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1 too is single user mode.

so why have 1 and S??? what is difference???


thanks

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Old 05-20-2006, 12:19 AM   #4
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anyone know about this?
 
Old 05-20-2006, 12:41 AM   #5
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anyone know about this?
Sure. The authors of 'init' do. And in their infinite
wisdom they put all the information into
man init


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