telinit — Change SysV runlevel. Since the concept SysV runlevels is obsolete the runlevel requests will be tra

How to use the telinit command: Change SysV runlevel. Since the concept SysV runlevels is obsolete the runlevel requests will be transparently translated into systemd unit activation requests. More information: <https://manned.org/telinit>.

telinit — Change SysV runlevel. Since the concept SysV runlevels is obsolete the runlevel requests will be transparently translated into systemd unit activation requests. More information: <https://manned.org/telinit>.

Power off the machine:

telinit 0

Reboot the machine:

telinit 6

Change SysV run level:

telinit {{2|3|4|5}}

Change to rescue mode:

telinit 1

Reload daemon configuration:

telinit q

Do not send a wall message before reboot/power-off (6/0):

telinit --no-wall {{value}}

tldr-pages: linux/telinit