openrc Command Examples

The OpenRC service manager. See also: rc-status, rc-update, and rc-service. More information: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/OpenRC.

• Change to a specific runlevel:

sudo openrc {{runlevel_name}}

• Change to a specific runlevel, but don't stop any existing services:

sudo openrc {{[-n|--no-stop]}} {{runlevel_name}}