On Mon 28 May 2007 20:11:59 NZST +1200, Steve Holdoway wrote: > > init 3 > > init 5
> Unfortunately, as all debian based distros run from runlevel 2 > (whether graphical or text based), that won't work. Will for RedHat > and SuSE ( I assume as it's you posting ). No actually, I was talking about LSB compliant distros... ;) http://refspecs.freestandards.org/LSB_3.1.0/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/runlevels.html Pity Debian is not. > However, even then, you may well be starting and stopping > a log of unnecessary processes, depending on your setup. > <Ctrl>-<Alt>-<Backspace> and <Ctrl>-<Alt>-<F1> work from almost every > distro I know of, and Slowlaris, HP-UX... True, there are many ways to skin the same cat. The init trick is easy to type and remember but has bad runtime efficiency, if that matters. ctrl-alt-backspace is always good, if that's locked up you're in for a remote login or a hard reset. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
