Can anyone explain the use of init3

[Felix Miata]

On 06/04/19 11:08 (GMT-0400) Les Mikesell apparently typed:

> On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 09:57, Felix Miata wrote:

>> >>> Is there any way to drop to runlevel 3 without rebooting?

>> >> After running init 3, try changing your virtual terminal, using CTRL-ALT-X,
>> >> where you substitute X with one of the F-keys in the F1-F6 range,
>> >> e.g. CTRL-ALT-F1.

>> > Just type a return. It's not stuck. It's funky, instead.

>> AFAIR, this is a misfeature of every RPM distro I've used. Where would
>> be the upstream to complain/reportbug to?

> How would you describe the bug?  The X screen is going to be
> started on a virtual console where you don't already have
> a login (mingetty) running.  Switching runlevels will kill
> your running X session.  At that point, why do you think
> the selected virtual console should switch?  Should you
> be forced to VC1 on a runlevel switch - or should a mingetty
> run on vc7 in runlevel3 but not 5 so you'd get a login
> prompt without switching?

What Ian wrote Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:11:41 +0100.

Plus, I boot to runlevel 3. I start 5 only after I know which xorg
config is active, as I don't necessarily always want the same one as
last start. When I want a different config, I drop back to 3, switch the
config, then go back to 5. I'm annoyed that the login tty where I make
the switch doesn't return a prompt to let me know it finished, since
sometimes, the normal near instant return doesn't happen until after
some insufferable and inexplicable wait.
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