Re: Where to set default runlevel

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 09:06:43PM +0200, Martin Sieben wrote:
> Are you sure? Go and try.

No.  I thought further about it and see that it probably won't.  But,
still, if there were other items that had different behavior between
runlevels 3 and 5, you'd have a machine running level 5 but without
xdm (the graphical login).  It seems analogous to disconnecting the
fuel line to the engine to stop it.  There is a more proper way to do
it.  But for your machine, suit yourself.

> It works fine and there is no error messages
> flood. Of course, you have to restart inittab after editing it.
> 
> Testing was sucessfully done on custom RedHat 7.0 installation. Installed
> in March, 2001
> 
> If you want, I can give you screenshot in priv mail
> 
> Martin
> 
> On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Bob McClure Jr wrote:
> 
> > I strongly disagree.  I think that is a Very Bad Idea (tm).  All you
> > are doing is breaking a part of inittab, which, I would think, would
> > generate copious amounts of error messages in /var/log/messages.  Just
> > change initdefault.
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 06, 2001 at 08:53:29PM +0200, Martin Sieben wrote:
> > > Modify /etc/inittab and remove X starting.
> > >
> > > # Run xdm in runlevel 5
> > > # xdm is now a separate service
> > > x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon
> > >
> > > Something like that. It's the easiest way, I think.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Martin Sieben
> > > Server and network security
> > > RemoteAdmins.net
> > > mailto:martin sieben remoteadmins net
> > > http://www.remoteadmins.net
> > >
> > > On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Mark W. Knecht wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >    I have a development machine running RH 7.0 that came configured to start
> > > > up X (runlevel=5) at boot, but I'd like it to only go to a console.
> > > > (runlevel=3)
> > > >
> > > >    I'm looking around at /etc/rc* type files but can't find the place to set
> > > > this. Can someone point me to the right file?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Mark
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> 
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