> I suspect you don't want to get to run level 3, you just want to shut > down your x server. > Ctrl+Alt+Backspace - if that doesn't work, or it keeps restarting... > # /etc/init.d/kdm stop (or gdm if gnome, or whatever you dm is) > I'd definitely say that using gdm or kdm is a better option - otherwise you're bound to get the X server respawning. David