You can actually switch to runlevel 1 and then do /etc/rc.d/init.d/network start (SLES path might be different, this is for RHEL). This will only start networking while leaving all the other services off.
-- Thomas Cameron, RHCE, CNE, MCSE, MCT Assistant Vice President Linux Design and Engineering Bank of America (972) 997-9641 The opinions expressed in this message are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of my employer, Bank of America. > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > James Melin > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 2:48 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Single user run-level with networking? > > > Is it possible to setup a runlevel environment where you are > in single user > mode but still have network access available? > > Here's the scenario that is causing me to ask this question > > 1) You cannot get 'crisp' backups of a Linux guest while it > is running. > Corollary: You cannot cleanly backup a file system that is open r/w. > 2) We have a product called 'Universal command' from > stonebranch software. > We have the z-tux client/server installed and can now issue commands > against Linux guests from z/OS batch and ISPF dialogues > 3) Using batch scheduling software, I'd like to run a job > that commands > Linux to go to single user mode, but keeping the network > active, unmount > the file systems and kick off a batch job to back up the file > systems disks > 4) issue a shutdown -R command to reboot the image > > > I am uncertain if the stonebranch people have a VM client so > that guests > could be logged on via automation from z/OS, but what I'm > looking to do is > quiesce the Linux guest in order to back it up and use an > automated way to > bring that guest back up. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO > LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
