Agreed - I definitely prefer the way it's done in Debian. I think it makes sense to put some daemons in inittab, like licensing daemons or things that provide crucial services, but I don't think X-Display Managers (xdm, gdm, etc...) fall into this category. I guess I also like how some UNIX/Linux distros let you reboot with run-level 5, but I can see why some dislike it too.
<> Jim > > 1. How do I add something to the default run level? I need afbinit to > > run before X starts so I can have a fast(er) X experience. > > Put it in /etc/rc2.d/. All those run before X starts (X is started by > /etc/inittab) > > That is not true in Debian, /etc/rc2.d/S99[gxk]dm is what starts X in > Debian. > X starting from inittab is fairly standard for other Linux distributions > like > Redhat and SUSE though and even other Unixes if I remember right. I > Do prefer the Debian method though, why treat X any different than other > daemons.
