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Linux telinit command - Changing the system runlevel

telinit command: Changes the system operation level and switches the operation level of the currently running system.

telinit Command Function Description

Use the telinit command to change the runlevel of the Linux system. The runlevel can be a number between 0 and 6, where 0 is to shut down the system, 1 is to enter single-user mode, 2 to 5 is the multi-user runlevel, and 6 is to reboot the system. s or S indicates single-user mode.

telinit command Syntax

telinit [Option] [runlevel]

Option Meaning

The meaning of each option in the command is shown below:

Option Description
-e Setting environment variables in run-level events
-q Reduced output, only error messages
-v Increase output, including informative

telinit command Demo

Change the runlevel of the Linux system to 3.

[root@deepinout ～]# telinit 3  
[root@deepinout ～]# runlevel   53
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