This is caused by the rc-default script, which invokes the default runlevel once the rcS job has stopped.
It does this by a combination of grep on the command-line and /etc/inittab files, then invoking telinit with whatever argument it found. It only handles -s/single/S being on the command line, because that's all I knew about at the time -- it would need patching/modifying to also look for the other runlevel names and set $RL appropriately. ** Changed in: upstart (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- Fail to enter rc1.d by putting 1 in bootparam in edgy https://launchpad.net/bugs/85014 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs