Re: PROPOSAL: standard run levels (draft 1)

["H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@transmeta.com>]

> Proposal for standard run levels, going after requirement #6 ("define
> standard run level mappings") in draft 2 of the init file requirements.
> 
> This is based on my best estimation of Linux common practice.
> 
> ------- start of cut text --------------
> 0       halt
> 1       single user mode
> 2       multiuser with no remote networking
> 3       normal/full multiuser
> 4       reserved for local use, default is normal/full multiuser
> 5       xdm or equivalent
> 6       reboot
> ------- end ----------------------------
> 
> tytso also mentioned that he uses runlevel 7 as a power-conserving
> runlevel for long airplane rides using his laptop.
> 

Runlevel 5 has recently become widely used outside the Linux world to
indicate machine shutoff.  I guess it should halt if the machine isn't
capable of shutting itself off.  This would push xdm down into
runlevel 4.

	-hpa