[wplug] Hierarchical runlevels?

[Vanco, Don]

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>Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 7:10 PM
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>Subject: [wplug] Hierarchical runlevels?
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>Not a Linux question, but input would be appreciated, anyway...
>
>Does anyone remember if there is/was a system that set 
>runlevels up as an
>hierarchy, i.e. a given runlevel would start the services 
>defined for it, and
>the services in all levels below/above it?
>
>I seem to have a vague recollection of such a thing...
	Not really following you here - that's pretty much what Linux
does now.  Can you offer more detail on what you're trying to
understand?  While there's a couple of different styles (BSD and SysV)
Linux distros have a pretty clearly defined init process / hierarchy
(/etc/rc.d structure; rc.XXXinit files, etc).  You might want to google
(or search here) for "From power to bash" - IIRC it was a pretty good
document addressing Linux init.  Can't really say how much it talked
about actual services, but it covers the basics...

Don