Re: looking for a way to tell a machines current state.

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From: Bill Glidden 882-8369
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 05:03

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clarkc@IMD.Sterling.COM (Clark Cheney) writes:
> I am looking for an easy way to tell the State of a machine (single or 
> multiuser) from with in a process.
> 
> Does anyone now of a subroutine or system call or some file to check.  
> 

On some Unix systems, the "who -r" command shows the current run-level.
You can use this assuming you know the various run-levels and their
meanings on the system you use it on.

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From: bill@bailey.UUCP (Bill Glidden 882-8369)
Subject: Re: looking for a way to tell a machines current state.
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