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run levels
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login
Configuration
potpourri
100
The file which contains startup information including what the default run level to set to
What is inittab
100
The command that shows all processes including Process ID, parent process id, owner, time ...
What is ps -ef
100
This file being present will prevent the message of the day from being displayed upon login
What is .hushlogin
100
The command that allows you to change the services run at startup
What is ntsysv
100
The two commands used to create new users and to change their passwords.
What is useradd and passwd
200
The run level for multi user mode.
What is init 3
200
root 1 0 init root 492 1 login -- root root 503 492 ps -ef The parent process of process ID 503
What is the process id 492
200
The file that determines which sessions root may login from
What is /etc/securetty
200
The command that allows you to install packages
What is rpm
200
The keys you press to switch from terminal 1 to terminal 2
What is ALT-F2
300
The runlevel that is the same as running x windows
What is init 5
300
root 1 0 init root 492 1 login -- root root 503 492 ps -ef The process spawned at the end of the process tree of process ID 492
What is process ID 503
300
The file that allows you to customize the environment variables for all users.
What is /etc/profile
300
The command that lets you find your IP address
What is ifconfig
300
The two commands used to change attributes of a file and to change the group of a file.
What is chmod and chgrp
400
The equivalent of running shutdown -h now
What is init 0
400
To add another console (tty) you would need to edit this file
What is /etc/inittab
400
Edit this file to temporarily change the login prompt. Will reset if the system is rebooted. The second file is to modify for permanent changes.
What is /etc/issue and /etc/rc.local
400
The default umask of root
What is 022
400
The file where you would put alias
What is .bashrc
500
The equivalent of running shutdown -r now
What is init 6
500
Who starts process ID 1
What is the kernel
500
The file created in each persons home directory and contains user specific configuration
What is .bash_profile
500
To get a file with the following attributes rw-r--rw-, what would your umask need to be set to.
What is 020
500
777 and 666
What is the starting default permissions of a folder and file