RedHat Linux (RHEL) allows user to change runlevel after system boots up. Therefore, simply examine the /etc/inittab configuration cannot tell you the current active runlevel precisely.
If you want to get firm answer, just execute
In the example (above), N is printed if there is no previous runlevel activated (i.e. no change of runlevel after system boot-up) and 3 denote the current runlevel.


If you want to get firm answer, just execute
runlevel to check or display both previous and current runlevel: [walker@localhost] /sbin/runlevel N 3
In the example (above), N is printed if there is no previous runlevel activated (i.e. no change of runlevel after system boot-up) and 3 denote the current runlevel.


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