telinit - Change SysV runlevel

syntax $ sudo telinit [options] {runlevel}

To change the runlevel for a system without rebooting or changing the /etc/inittab $ sudo telinit 0 halt $ sudo telinit 1 single-user mode $ sudo telinit 2 Not used (user-definable) $ sudo telinit 3 Full multi-user mode $ sudo telinit 4 Not used (user-definable) $ sudo telinit 5 Full multi-user mode (with an X-based login screen) $ sudo telinit 6 Reboot $ sudo telinit q Reload daemon configuration equivalent systemctl daemon-reload

regards, T.Dhanasekar