Solaris Run Level



Run Level
Init State
Purpose
0
Power-down

Shut down the operating system so that it will be safe to turn off the power to the machine.
S
Single-user

Run the system in a single-user mode with some file systems mounted and accessible.
1
Single-user administrative

Run the system in a single-user administrative mode with all available file systems accessible but user logins disabled.
2
Multiuser

Run the system in multiuser mode. Multiple users can log in, all file systems are accessible, but the NFS daemon is not running.
3
Multiuser with NFS

Run the system in the standard mode: normal operations allowed, NFS used to share resources. Default run level.
4
Alternative multiuser

Unused by default, but you can define it according to your needs.
5
Power-down

Same as run level 0; in addition it will automatically turn off the power if the hardware supports that.
6
Reboot


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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