Actually this has more to do with the design of the Linux plumbing layer. More userspace services are required to manage policy on behalf of the kernel, which no longer does so itself.
The only difference between "single user" mode and "multiuser" mode is how many logins are permitted. In the former, we would ordinarily not start gettys, multiple virtual consoles, network login services, etc. No difference in the amount of system services running is implied or intended. ** Changed in: upstart (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- Too Many Services Started in Single User Mode https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/533043 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs