Re: give me the command line - REPHRASED

[David Atencia <davidat@amena.com>]

----- Mensaje Original -----
De: Kent West <westk@acu.edu>
Fecha: Lunes, Febrero 3, 2003 4:32 pm
Asunto: Re: give me the command line - REPHRASED

> Hans Christian Andersen wrote:
> 
> >On booting my woody-box it goes directly into X without letting 
> me command
> >startx.
> >How do I make it stay at a command line untill I order startx?
> >
> >Regards/venlig hilsen
> >Hans Christian Andersen
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> You have an X session manager installed (wdm, xdm, gdm, kdm). 
> Uninstall 
> it with:
>    apt-get remove kdm
> (or whichever _dm is installed).
> 
> You could also delete/move/modify the script/link in /etc/init.d 
> or 
> /etc/rc?.d (where ? is the default runlevel, probably 2) which 
> starts 
> your session manager.
> 
> You can search the list archives for gdm and/or kdm and/or session 
> manager and learn more abou this issue, but the remove command 
> above 
> should solve your immediate problem.
> 
> Kent
> 

Hi!!!
The better form to solve your problem is:
  1º go to your /etc directory.
  2º edit the inittab file
  3º look for the line where it puts "default runlevel"
  4º change the runlevel number 5 by 3

it is very easy. Sorry for my english...  :)
the facil form but is to modify your file inittab