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How does systemctl schedule system shutdown?

When I type shutdown -h +30, Linux somehow schedules runlevel's change within 30 minutes. On Debian, /sbin/shutdown is symbolic link to /bin/systemctl. My tests indicate that shutdown does not use ...
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Launching programs with GUI without display manager

I've heard that there is a way launching programs with graphical interface without display manager - straight from terminal. Is this for real and if so, how can I do that?
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How to boot into text mode in Linux Mint LMDE (Debian-based)

Ok, this might sound ridiculous, but of all the issues I could have, I'm scratching my head over booting into text mode. Normally I'm in the opposite direction, such as startx not working. To put the ...
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Solaris11 back to console boot

I installed Solaris 11 X86. I installed solaris-desktop. Then Solaris boots to GUI mode. How can I make the Solaris boots to console mode? (And then optionally starts X by hand?)
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How does one tell u-boot to tell the Linux kernel which runlevel to boot to?

I would like to order u-boot to enter a specific runlevel lower than the one the system boots to. How does one accomplish this? Thank you.
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How to boot into command-line mode and keep other services unchanged

I want to configure my Ubuntu installation to boot into a command-line prompt instead of the Gnome Desktop Environment. I ran the below command to effect this: sudo update-rc.d -f gdm remove It ...
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Copy Linux liveUSB causes errors with init.d scripts - Impossible..?

Please post your thoughts ideas or anything you may come up with. I would be very interested to see what anybody else is thinking. The Overall Problem When I install a simple Java application (that ...
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Ubuntu, control the init startup

Ubuntu uses upstart instead of sysvinit. However there are still runlevels and the links in them. I have installed tor and it has added itself to the startup of the OS. Now I want to remove it and ...
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Is the /etc/inittab file read top down?

When the init process is executed when the kernel has loaded, does it read the /etc/inittab file in a top down approach i.e. it executes each line as it appears in the file. If so and based on my ...
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Kill Infinite loop at Upstart's run level

One of my applications is at a infinite loop in the runlevel 1 by printing No protocol specified continuously after running startx -- :1. The run level does not listen to my commands given at the run ...
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ssh server on runlevel 3

I have been trying to setup a ssh server on my desktop for remote access and have been running into a few issues. The first I have found is that sshd is not starting on boot. As soon as I run: sudo ...
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How do I set a unix process to autorun in a particular run level?

I have a stand alone server application that I would like to run automatically when my red hat box starts up. My default run level is 5 but I want to make sure it works both in run level 3 & 5. ...
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What are the recommended runlevels for httpd?

I am deploying an httpd server on RHEL6. I've installed the rpm and everything. Now, when it comes to service startup, most of the post give as example the following line: chkconfig --levels 235 ...
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To have two Xorg in two Ubuntu's run levels

Ubuntu support by default only one X at run levels. I would like to have two Xs: one for Ion3 and for Gnome, in two diffferent run levels. This means that I need to change the source code of Ubuntu ...
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How to boot runlevel 3 as non-root user?

I'm using Arch Linux. I can boot to runlevel 3, but any other level than default (7) results in a prompt asking for my root password. (Including runlevel 3.) The normal login screen for linux is ...
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Setting up NTP service to Automatic restart

Setting up NTP service to Automatic restart which one should set to on in given list ntpd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off
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Change CPUfreq in runlevel 1?

I would like to change my cpu speed using runlevel 1 on Ubuntu 8.10: the problem is when I try to run cpufreq_selector -f 2330000 (for instance), the following message appears: Failed to connect to ...
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enabling options from shopt terminal output in ubuntu server 12.4 LTS

I just installed Ubuntu Server and is typical of Ubuntu Installs (for me anyway) I'm lost. With the Desktop version I can never figure out the sudoers file and wheel group through SELinux, but this ...
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How to Get Run Level in FreeBSD

At Linux we can get run level as like: if [ "$(runlevel | sed 's/.* //')" = 6 ]; then echo "A reboot is in progress" fi and run level 0 is for shutdown. How can I do the same for Free BSD?
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Bluetooth doesn't work in Fedora 15 when system wakes up or changes runlevel

I'm experiencing weird problem when using Bluetooth on Fedora 15. First, to get Bluetooth working, I had to follow this post. Now, when I boot up and login (runlevel 5, GNOME 3), systemctl status ...
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What does "switching runlevel" mean exactly?

What happens when I issue sudo telinit n (n being the new runlevel)? Does init scans /etc/inittab and does exactly the same when system is booted? For example, if I have rm:2345:wait:/etc/rc.multi ...
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Debian - starting UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall) before network interfaces are operational

I want to install UFW on Debian Lenny. Everything looks straightforward except that I don't know where to plug UFW startup script so that it configures iptables before hax0rs can break in. I've ...
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How to check current active target in RHEL7 / CentOS 7

In RHEL 6 we can run runlevel to check current runlevel of my system. In RHEL 7 we have the command systemctl get-default to check default target but how to check current active target?
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systemd: change default runlevel

I found two ways to change the default runlevel in systemd: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/systemd#Change_default_target_to_boot_into # systemctl enable multi-user.target http://www....
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Runlevel difference between login and logout?

Using Lubuntu 12.04 I want to set a script to run every time I am at the login screen, but I cannot find any information about its run level. Is it at a different run level by default? Can I make ...
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Stuck in single user mode after getting the log: systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB : executed by init(8) upon entering runlevel 1 (single)

I tried to enter in single user mode on Ubuntu 20.04 but after the login (or even without the login) it gave me the next log and then it stuck. systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB : executed by init(8) ...
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When a power failure results in a fsck, which runlevel is systemd loaded into - emergency mode or rescue?

Can someone please tell me which runlevel systemd is running in when you're prompted for a filesystem check after a power loss? Is it emergency or rescue or does it depend? I have some systemd units ...
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Ansible expect not working for multiple prompt values

I need to install nginx agent for openam using ansible. while install the nginx_agent it asking multiple question while run the script, **********************************************************...
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Change ubuntu defaul runlevel

i need change default runlevel to ubuntu server 14.04. I installed GUI to manage the hp printers and now i need return to runlevel 3, i edit the file /etc/init/rc-sysinit.conf and modify the line: ...
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How to prevent Ubuntu booting into X

I am actually wondering how to prevent services (in this case the X server) in Ubuntu (14.04) from startup automatically at boot time. I tried: sudo update-rc.d lightdm remove and sudo update-rc.d ...
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Windows 2008 Runlevel Scripts on Shutdown. Is it possible?

When Windows 2008 gets shutdown or rebooted [not via a script] by someone, is there a way to have a pre-processing script executed similar to UNIX runlevel scripts?
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How to set up a multi-user text mode in Debian wheezy 7.6?

I'd like to set up one of the available runlevels to work as a 'multi-user text mode' runlevel. Such mode available e.g. on CentOS. Another example of what I need would be what you get when you add ...
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How to investigate runlevel initialization?

I'm investigating why a service (solr) is not started upon server booting (in this case a vagrant box, running ubuntu 12.04). The script is running if i run /etc/init.d/solr start I run sudo update-...
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Is it safe to backup init.d and rc*.d

is it possible to backup init.d and rc*.d (i.e. rc3.d) normally? just copying and adding .backup extension? I don't want to mess with the symbolic links. I'm deactivating unnecessary processes (e.g. ...
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Is there a "Run Level Configurator" for Windows XP?

I have been having trouble with something causing my Windows XP system to take 6-8 minutes to startup from a cold boot. Something is happening during startup that is causing the system to crawl. I ...
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runlevel + how to force multi user mode from run-level 3

we know that runlevl of multi user mode is N 5 but on our redhat 7.2 we get the following runlevel 5 3 what is the meaning of this run-level ? how to change this machine to multi user mode ( ...
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Run script in runlevel 1

I'm trying to run a script in runlevel 1 out of /etc/inittab. The script I want to run looks like: #!/bin/bash while [ 1 ] do #do something sleep 1 #do something sleep 1 done The inittab ...
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Something stange in /etc/rc0.d

I use Ubuntu 12.04.1 I just wanted to find good tool for managing services, and I see that it is not existing... Native "update-rc.d" managing services, but don't provide information, and not native "...
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What run levels determine that the service will start on reboot?

I understand what run levels means, what I am having trouble understanding is. How to determine which service will start on system reboot depending upon run levels? chkconfig httpd --list ...
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Change service startup "sequence" with puppet

When using service { 'ntp': ensure => running, enable => true, # [...] } puppet will make sure, that the service will start on boot. Therefore it is creating links for several ...
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create and run bash script on start of runlevel5

I have created a following hello bash script: #!/bin/sh echo "Hello Run Level 5" I put this script in the /etc/rc.d/rc5.d directory with a name S100RunLevel5. How can I make this script to run ...
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Graceful shutdown - runlevel 0 scripts not getting called

I am working on a client platform which has RHEL 5.0 OS installed with kernel version 2.6.34.12 . The issue I am facing is that when this system gets a poweroff signal from remote server, it gets ...
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Troubles with start up defenition of networking service in Ubuntu

I use Ubuntu 12.04.1. I put attention that networking script starting in runlevel 0: user@comp:/etc/rc0.d$ chkconfig -l networking networking 0:on 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off ...
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