Run-Level 1

[Ric Moore]

On Sun, 2010-09-26 at 01:53 +0200, Florian Diesch wrote:
> Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> writes:
> 
> > On Sat, 2010-09-25 at 14:41 -0400, Tom H wrote:
> >> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > On Sat, 2010-09-25 at 17:35 +0530, Jitender Kiraria wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Is there any way that I can set the Ubuntu 10.04 to Boot in Run Level
> >> >> 1(  single User mode) when system boots????????(  I mean system boots
> >> >> automatically in Run level 1).........
> >> >>
> >> >> I can do it in Fedora by editing /etc/inittab
> >> >> But in Ubuntu I couldn't find this file............
> >> >
> >> > I have yet to understand why Ubuntu doesn't utilize it.
> >> 
> >> Because Ubuntu has transferred the functionality of "/etc/initab" to
> >> "/etc/init/*", except for "initdefault" (AFAIK) most probably because
> >> Ubuntu and Debian only use a default of runlevel 2.
> >
> >
> > Right, I was just openly wondering why? Isn't the use of /etc/inittab
> > supposed to be the universal standard? 
> 
> No. It's just a config file used by SysV init. As Ubuntu doesn't use
> SysV init but Upstart this file is not present by default (but used by
> Upstart if it is there).
> 
> 
> > Just wondering if there was some sort of benefit to the fork. 
> 
> Upstart offers much features SysV init doesn't. For end users the most
> visible one is a much faster boot time.

Thanks. Olde Skool here, I just missed it being there. Along with floppy
drives, it's another reminder that what we used to know ain't squat no
mo'. <sighs> <drinks more prune juice> <falls face-first into my
oatmeal> Ric

-- 
My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say:
"There are two Great Sins in the world...
..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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