Re: stopping x from starting automatically
On Fri, Nov 12, 1999 at 08:15:38PM +0000, Adam C Powell IV wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is there some reason xdm and gdm are linked from /etc/rc.2 and
> /etc/rc.3? I thought only runlevel 5 was supposed to start X by
> default. I remove these links myself, but it seems like making this
> default would be real easy, and would make Debian that much more
> standard.
>
> If no reason by Monday, I'll file a wishlist bug report in xdm and gdm
> (kdm?).
There's no rule anywhere that says certain programs can only run under
certain *multiuser* runlevels (2-5). Customize them to your heart's
content. As long as you leave 1 link to an /etc/init.d/<prog> in one
runlevel your changes won't be messed with on upgrades. update-rc.d is
your friend!
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