Yep, you have it right.

Note, at runlevels 123, the console will have a CLI login prompt, so you can
 still log in there (and telinit 5) and switch virtual terminals
(ctl-alt-f2, etc). You just won't have the GUI (X) until you are at run level 5.

I don't know how much resources you'll free by doing this, as any processes
running would be idle. I suppose it'd free up some ram though. I'd be
interested to see the difference, if you'd care to compare and share your
results.

keith smith wrote:
> Hi Eric,
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> 
> inittab says:
> 
> # Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:
> #   0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
> #   1 - Single user mode
> #   2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have
> networking)
> #   3 - Full multiuser mode
> #   4 - unused
> #   5 - X11
> #   6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
> #
> 
> So I can ssh in and "telinit 3" to turn off X, which I'm thinking will
> free resources.
> 
> Then if I want to go to the console directly I can ssh in and "telinit
> 5" to activate X again.
> 
> Do I have this right?  And if so this rocks!!!!
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> Keith
> 
> 
> */"Eric \"Shubes\"" <plug@shubes.net>/* wrote:
> 
>     To recycle X w/out shutting down everything, you can
>     # telinit 3
>     from a window, wait for X to terminate, log back into a CLI windown,
>     then
>     # telinit 5
> 
>     The telinit command "tells init" to enter the specified run level.
>     HTH
> 
>     keith smith wrote:
>     > Thnaks a bunch.
>     >
>     > Any way to make a change so I do not have to shutdown?
>     >
>     > Thanks for your help,
>     > Keith
>     >
>     > */Dan Lund /* wrote:
>     >
>     > Setterm -blank 0
>     > That will fix it if you start X by hand. Otherwise, stick it
>     > somewhere in your profile? Never used fedora much.
>     >
>     >
<snip>

-- 
-Eric 'shubes'
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