Re: Changing default runlevels

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Mitch Wiedemann wrote:

> Kent West wrote:
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> > Scott wrote:
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> >
> > > 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).
> >
> >    
> Or, instead of removing the display manager (*dm), simply remove the
> symlink in /etc/rc2.d/S99*dm.  That way, it'll still be there if you
> want it, but it won't start at boot time.
>
>  
Or edit the actual script /etc/init.d/?dm and put "exit 0" as the first 
non-comment line in the file, which is one of my favorite methods of 
quickly disabling a script.

--
Kent