Comments on: Linux change the runlevel for a server without rebooting http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/change-the-runlevel-for-a-linux-server/ Every answer asks a more beautiful question. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:55:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: deepakhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/change-the-runlevel-for-a-linux-server/#comment-59469 deepak Tue, 17 May 2011 18:26:49 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/change-the-runlevel-for-a-linux-server/#comment-59469 i am facing a problem that the computer does not prompt for luks passphrase and moves on to the username and password. how do i change the runlevel where would i get to put the command my files are stuck some where and i cannot locate them i am facing a problem that the computer does not prompt for luks passphrase and moves on to the username and password.
how do i change the runlevel
where would i get to put the command
my files are stuck some where and i cannot locate them

]]> By: Anilhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/change-the-runlevel-for-a-linux-server/#comment-57358 Anil Sun, 17 Apr 2011 04:38:26 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/change-the-runlevel-for-a-linux-server/#comment-57358 How do I change the runlevel for a Linux server without rebooting my server? I am using ubuntu 10.4 version How do I change the runlevel for a Linux server without rebooting my server? I am using ubuntu 10.4 version

]]> By: A different Jim H.http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/change-the-runlevel-for-a-linux-server/#comment-54501 A different Jim H. Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:03:21 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/change-the-runlevel-for-a-linux-server/#comment-54501 <strong>telinit</strong> looks very cool! I was actually looking for the init command, that I hadn't used in so long I forgot it, but that's a nice little extra that I sure could have used a couple years ago. I had a manager at one time that wanted a GUI on all of our Linux servers because he wasn't as comfortable with the command line (being from a Windows background). I would have loved not having to run X full time even though he hardly ever touched those boxes. Thanks for the tip! Other Jim telinit looks very cool! I was actually looking for the init command, that I hadn’t used in so long I forgot it, but that’s a nice little extra that I sure could have used a couple years ago. I had a manager at one time that wanted a GUI on all of our Linux servers because he wasn’t as comfortable with the command line (being from a Windows background). I would have loved not having to run X full time even though he hardly ever touched those boxes. Thanks for the tip!

Other Jim

]]> By: Jim H.http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/change-the-runlevel-for-a-linux-server/#comment-43094 Jim H. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:46:12 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/change-the-runlevel-for-a-linux-server/#comment-43094 Another way to do this is by using "telinit" Telinit allows you to spawn a session at a different runlevel than your current session - and return to it when you are done. Example: I have a Fedora box that I use primarily as a Samba file server on my network - and I have it set to auto-start in runlevel 3 - no graphics - to preserve processor bandwidth for actual file handling. Since I do most of my SMB maintainance through SWAT, the text login is just fine. Occasionally though, I want to use a graphical login - so I login to the text login and then <b>sudo telinit 5</b>. That spawns a graphical session I can log into, and then when I exit, I'm right back at the runlevel 3 terminal session. It's handy - especially if you need to pop into a graphical session every now and then - without clobbering your existing user context. What say ye? Jim Another way to do this is by using “telinit”

Telinit allows you to spawn a session at a different runlevel than your current session – and return to it when you are done.

Example:
I have a Fedora box that I use primarily as a Samba file server on my network – and I have it set to auto-start in runlevel 3 – no graphics – to preserve processor bandwidth for actual file handling. Since I do most of my SMB maintainance through SWAT, the text login is just fine.

Occasionally though, I want to use a graphical login – so I login to the text login and then sudo telinit 5. That spawns a graphical session I can log into, and then when I exit, I’m right back at the runlevel 3 terminal session.

It’s handy – especially if you need to pop into a graphical session every now and then – without clobbering your existing user context.

What say ye?

Jim

]]> By: Vivek Gitehttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/change-the-runlevel-for-a-linux-server/#comment-41084 Vivek Gite Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:00:15 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/change-the-runlevel-for-a-linux-server/#comment-41084 No problem. The FAQ has been updated. No problem. The FAQ has been updated.

]]> By: Pekohttp://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/change-the-runlevel-for-a-linux-server/#comment-41082 Peko Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:32:18 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/change-the-runlevel-for-a-linux-server/#comment-41082 Hi Vivek, Just typos : X is spelled X Window - Capital W, and without an "s" so not "Start X windows" ... but "Start X Window" Thumbs up anyway -- Peko Hi Vivek,

Just typos : X is spelled X Window – Capital W, and without an “s”

so not “Start X windows” … but “Start X Window”

Thumbs up anyway

– Peko

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