There 7 running level in Linux system:
- rc0.d - System Halted
- rc1.d - Single User Mode
- rc2.d - Single User Mode with Networking
- rc3.d - Multi-User Mode - boot up in text mode
- rc4.d - Not yet Defined
- rc5.d - Multi-User Mode - boot up in X Windows
- rc6.d - Shutdown & Reboot
To check which program are running at which level use command chkconfig --list.