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hi i'm on ubuntu 10.10, and i've just joined linux world from os/x-apple. i'm learning about runlevels and rc directory in /etc/ and everywhere (manuals, tutorials, etc) i'm reading about inittab. but i don't find it in my ubuntu.. why? does ubuntu follow runlevel model? how rc and levels are loaded without inittab?

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If you do man inittab in your terminal, all shall be revealed:

   The  /etc/inittab  file was the configuration file used by the original
   System V init(8) daemon.

   The Upstart init(8) daemon does not use this file,  and  instead  reads
   its  configuration  from  files  in  /etc/init.   See  init(5) for more
   details.
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Worth to note, in /usr/share/doc/upstart/README.Debian.gz there is some other info. – enzotib Apr 10 '11 at 6:17
but upstart keep using /etc/rc.* ? – nkint Apr 10 '11 at 10:33
@nkint: upstart keep using /etc/rc.* for packages not aware of upstart – enzotib Apr 10 '11 at 12:23
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No, it does not follow the runlevel model. Ubuntu has moved away from sysV init to upstart instead. The main reason for this was to parallelize the initialization process to vastly reduce boot time.

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runlevels continue to exist, for what I know – enzotib Apr 10 '11 at 5:54

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