Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 21:08:32 -0500 (EST) From: Rich Fox <rich@f2sys.net> To: Ludwig Pummer <ludwigp@bigfoot.com> Cc: Stan Brown <stanb@awod.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: runlevels ? Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.96.990317210046.20959N-100000@ppp-rich.ari.net> In-Reply-To: <4.1.19990317173322.00918930@mail-r>
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Hi, Just a shot: If I remember correctly, Redhat has a multi-tier system that enables and disables programs depending on where you are in the boot process, (or where you want to be), hence runlevels. You can use this as a way to control everything that is going on with your box. It's one of the reasons, that when I tried FreeBSD for the first time, and it had a single 'runlevel' (or at least it booted into what I considered the final state of the operating system), I found it much easier to work with as a newbie. I consider it [various runlevels] kinda neat, but at the time when I was learning, it was an unnecessary level of complication, (no pun intended). I hope to be working with Redhat again soon, although, I am still quite loyal to, and will stick with for my primary systems, FreeBSD :) Rich. | rich fox | rich@f2sys.net | 1513 N. Rhodes St. #1 | Arlington, VA 22209 | t:703.528.9616 | f:703.329.2314 On Wed, 17 Mar 1999, Ludwig Pummer wrote: > At 04:36 PM 3/17/99 , Stan Brown wrote: > > How can I find out what runlevel my FreeBSD machine is in? > > I've never heard of runlevels... > Perhaps you mean securelevel? 'sysctl kern.securelevel' will tell you that. > > --Ludwig Pummer ( ludwigp@bigfoot.com ) ICQ UIN: 692441 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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