MCR wrote:
>
> I have recently installed Debian on a box that I am
> using as a server. I would rather not have X start
> every time I restart the server. I would perfer to
> manually started as it is needed. However, I do not
> recall how to configure it so it does not start up. I
> would like to have the command line login, rather than
> graphical. Could someone be so kind as to remind me
> how to go about this?
>
> mike
>
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/etc/inittab controls your default run level. Find the lines that look
like this:
# The default runlevel is defined here
id:5:initdefault:
and change the 5 to a 3. Save the file, and issue the command
# init 3
and you will be good to go.
George
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