On Sat, 2005-05-21 at 21:27 +0930, Arthur Marsh wrote: > Package: initscripts > Version: 2.86.ds1-1 > Severity: important > > > I previously have used init S from both an xterm and from a console > login to enter single user mode then re-enter multi-user mode with X and > networking, but presently init S from an xterm leaves X in an unusable > state and init S from a console login doesn't shut down X properly and I > get the message that xdm is already running when returning to multiuser > mode only X is then unusable.
That is completely correct. "init s" changes to the single-user mode runlevel but DOES NOT kill any user processes. You're supposed to go to runlevel 1 first. So use "init 1" to go to single user mode, or even better, use the standard and more portable command "shutdown now" which effectively does an "init 1" for you. Not a bug, closing. Mike. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
