Re: single user question / problem ?

[miquels@cistron.nl (Miquel van Smoorenburg)]

In article <[🔎] m0yaiIG-000qH1C@rakefet>, shaul <beitamos@inter.net.il> wrote:
>I was using X, after loging in with XDM when I decided to go to single user 
>mode from a VT.
>
>rakefet# telinit s

You are not supposed to use 'telinit s' directly. Use
"shutdown -h now" or "telinit 1". That will go to level 1 first and
stop all running services, and will _then_ switch to level 's'.

Mike.
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