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Welcome to askrunlevel and Linuxconf
Introduction
11.. PPuurrppoossee
_L_i_n_u_x can be used for many different task. It can be a server (file
server, application server, database server, Internet gateway) or a
workstation running desktop packages (word processor). It can even be
an X terminal (Graphic terminal displaying windows of programs running
on an application server).
_A_s_k_r_u_n_l_e_v_e_l allows you to pick the operation mode right at boot time.
Generally you will have a default operation mode and a timeout
allowing your computer to boot and start normal operation without user
intervention. This is especially useful for servers.
22.. TTaasskkss
You must pick the proper configuration mode out of a list. Mostly you
must selected between a graphical mode or text mode, network or not,
At the end of the list, you have the maintenance mode. Pick this one
to get a bare bone shell. This is recommend mostly to intercept the
boot process of a broken machine (badly misconfigured).
To do core maintenance of a server, pick the option text only without
network.
33.. CCoonnffiigguurraattiioonn
One great feature of _a_s_k_r_u_n_l_e_v_e_l is its ability to switch to
configuration mode, opening the full power of _L_i_n_u_x_c_o_n_f even before
the boot process is finished. This should eliminate those reboot steps
generally required when upgrading a machine (you boot once, witness
all kinds of meaningful error message, fix the configuration, and
reboot, this time getting the proper setup).