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LPI Certification / CompTIA Linux+ Practice Test

Category - LINUX

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Which of the following commands can be used to switch runlevels while the system is running?
  1. runlevel
  2. init
  3. chrun
  4. mode
Explanation
Answer - B - Init is the command used to switch runlevels while the system is running.

Key Takeaway: A runlevel is a software configuration of the system that allows only a selected group of processes to exist. The processes spawned by init for each of these runlevels are defined in the /etc/inittab file. Init can be in one of eight runlevels: 0-6 and S or s.
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