Re: Changing default runlevels

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Scott wrote:

> I've gathered Debian starts in run level 2 and from there X is started.
>
> How do I change the setting so that when I log in I don't go any further
> than a shell and if I want ex  I just type "startx" and enter?
>
> I don't know why but Debian seems to be more cryptic when it comes to
> this and it's run levels are odd compared with other linux distros.
>
> I was browsing through /etc/inittab and found
>
> "# Runlevel 0 is halt.
> # Runlevel 1 is single-user.
> # Runlevels 2-5 are multi-user.
> # Runlevel 6 is reboot."
>
> So 2-5 are multi-user and I've gathered 2 is the defualt for running X.
> So then, can if I change it to 3, 4 or 5 will X not start then?
>  
Debian ships with runlevels 2 - 5 identical; it is up to the system 
administrator to do what he wills with the runlevels.

As a general rule, if you don't want X to start automatically on 
boot-up, you can either disable, or uninstall, the relevant login 
manager (xdm, kdm, gdm, or wdm).

--
Kent