Solaris Run Level
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Run Level
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Init State
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Purpose
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0
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Power-down
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Shut down the operating system so that it will be safe to turn off the power to the machine.
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S
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Single-user
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Run the system in a single-user mode with some file systems mounted and accessible.
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1
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Single-user administrative
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Run the system in a single-user administrative mode with all available file systems accessible but user logins disabled.
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2
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Multiuser
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Run the system in multiuser mode. Multiple users can log in, all file systems are accessible, but the NFS daemon is not running.
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3
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Multiuser with NFS
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Run the system in the standard mode: normal operations allowed, NFS used to share resources. Default run level.
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4
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Alternative multiuser
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Unused by default, but you can define it according to your needs.
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5
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Power-down
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Same as run level 0; in addition it will automatically turn off the power if the hardware supports that.
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6
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Reboot
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Shut down the system to run level 0 and then reboot it to the default run level specified in the inittab file
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