Re: [newbie] Bypassing X windows

[Steve Philp]

Donald Benoit wrote:
> 
> I installed linux so that the X windows logon comes on automatically. How do
> I bypass this and go directly to the shell logon?

Edit /etc/inittab and change the line that reads:

        id:5:initdefault:

to read:
        
        id:3:initdefault:


If you'd like that change to take effect without rebooting, you can
switch the current runlevel from 5 to 3 using the command:

        telinit 3

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Steve Philp
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