From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dsl092-170-084.wdc2.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.170.84] helo=concerto.rednote.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CMya0-0007rz-00 for ; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 20:55:52 -0400 Received: from concerto.rednote.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i9S0t1Wc013966 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 20:55:01 -0400 Received: (from janina@localhost) by concerto.rednote.net (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i9S0t1J3013965 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 20:55:01 -0400 Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 20:55:01 -0400 From: Janina Sajka To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20041028005501.GB9805@rednote.net> References: <20041027223303.GB24820@romuald.net.eu.org> <007f01c4bc7c$4f4c8d00$6401a8c0@DJTWWQ41> <20041028005047.GA25816@romuald.net.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041028005047.GA25816@romuald.net.eu.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Operating-System: Linux concerto.rednote.net 2.6.9-1.640spksmp Organization: Capital Accessibility LLC (http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com) X-PGP-Key: http://www.CapitalAccessibility.com/JaninaSajka_gpg_key.html Subject: Re: Internet Broadcasting X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 00:55:57 -0000 Interestingly, man runlevel doesn't define runlevel, it simply provides info on how to querry and manipulate. I guess man page authors sometimes ignore, or are stumped, by the basics. Just a speculation based on unscientific observation. Gregory Nowak writes: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2004 at 07:25:53PM -0400, John McCann wrote: > > 1. How does one go into "single user" mode? > > You would do that with the command > > telinit x > > as root, where x is the number of the run level to switch to. As for > which run levels control what, I believe that is > distribution-specific. In slackware, run level 1 is the single user > run level, and 3 is the multiuser run level for running text consoles > without running the x window system. > > > 2. What is telinit? > > The best answer I can give you is to read the telinit(8) manual page, > which will tell you all you ever wanted to know. > > > and > > 3. What is a run level? > > > > Hmmm, well, this may not be the best answer, but a run level is a > state in which the system can be. For example, such a state could be > run in single user mode, allowing only one person to be logged in at a > time, or this state could be multiuser mode, where multiple users can > login. This is most likely not the best answer, but again, the > init/telinit man pages might answer this better, or someone else here > will provide a better answer then I have. > > Greg > > > > > - -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager@EU.org > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFBgEJn7s9z/XlyUyARAvEhAJ97gCiMb3tPF+zywAyxMqIjGO0abQCfaQTP > a4iTc597A8dy9zaNwDEVZSI= > =z97e > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka, Chair Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@freestandards.org Phone: +1 202.494.7040