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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 Since the concept SysV runlevels is obsolete the runlevel requests will be transparently translated into systemd unit activation requests.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}}