Re: [TCLUG:10915] Asking the Impossible?

[Callum Lerwick <lerwick@tcfreenet.org>]

^chewie wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 7 Dec 1999, Yaron wrote on changing init levels:
> 
> ...[snip directions on editing /etc/inittab]...
> > Then either reboot, or type 'init q'.
> 
> I was always under the impression that by typing init <option> directly
> would have no effect to the computer's init level.  As I understood it,
> the command 'telinit' is more appropriate (tell init).  I guess I was

cal@bigtime:~$ ls -l /sbin/ |grep init
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root        25636 Sep  6 17:17 init*
-rwxr-xr-x   1 root     root        24960 Nov  8 14:29 initlog*
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root            4 Jun  8  1999 telinit -> init*