Re: runlevel policy
On Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 11:11:55AM -0400, Ron Peterson wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 10:40:46AM -0400, Ron Peterson wrote:
>
> > Can anyone explain why Debian's runlevel policy seems to have strayed
> > so far from traditional System V? Why is xdm/gdm/kdm etc. in runlevel
> > three, for example?
>
Debian, as a distribution, really doesn't use runlevels 3-5, but it does
set them up in skeletal fashion as a convenience to a local sysadmin who
wants to use them for local purposes. Mostly what is there is just what
Debian puts in runlevel 2. It saves a bit if copying by the sysadmin. I
don't think it is governed by policy. The policy is that 3-5 are for
local use.
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Paul E Condon
pecondon@mesanetworks.net
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