In the following example, the init and boot commands are used to bring a SPARC system to run level S (single-user state).
# init 0 # INIT: New run level: 0 The system is coming down. Please wait. . . . syncing file systems... [7] [7] [5] done Program terminated ok boot -s Booting from: sd(0,0,0) -s SunOS Release 5.6 Version generic [UNIX(R) System V Release 4.0] Copyright (c) 1983-1997, Sun Microsystems, Inc. configuring network interfaces: le0. Hostname: venus INIT: SINGLE USER MODE Type Ctrl-d to proceed with normal startup, (or give root password for system maintenance): xxx Entering System Maintenance Mode # |