On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 11:41, George Gambill wrote:
> David,
>
> Issuing "startx" from the command line does indeed start the gnome GUI.
>
> Mike,
>
> Per the book "Red Hat Linux 8 Bible":
>
> Table 12-4: Possible Run Levels (page 439)
>
> re 3,4 "Multiple Mode with network services. Run level 3 is the typical
> value for initdefault on a Red Hat Linux server, but run level 4 (generally
> left to be user-defined) is almost identical in a default Red Hat Linux
> configuration."
run level 4 (as defined by Red Hat) is almost never used, in fact I've
personally never seen it used in more then 9 years of using Linux.
>
> re. 5 "Multiuser mode with network services and X. This run level starts
> the X server and presents a graphical login window, visually resembling any
> of the more expensive UNIX-based workstations. This is a common initdefault
> value for a Red Hat Linux workstation."
>
> Interesting to note, these boxes were not set up as work stations and they
> were not set up as servers. They were set up with the "custom" option. They
> are however, both servers of sorts. One is a LTSP server and the other is
> functioning as a router. Could that have anything to do with it?
Should not, could have if X was not installed.
>
> Also, note, another box set up with the custom option works as advertised
> (re initdefault) and it servers such things as RealVNC and rdesktop.
>
> Maybe I am asking the wrong question. My original purpose was to change
> from gnome to KDE when X was started (startx). On a RH8 box that does start
> in X (GUI), I could (at the GUI login in screen) select KDE and it would ask
> if I wanted to make KDE the default which is exactly what I want to do.
>
> Any better suggestions on setting KDE as default X?
>
run switchdesk and choose which GUI you prefer.
> Further, on RH8, is there someplace where you can redefine the runlevels as
> far as how they act?
>
/etc/rcx.d where x = the runlevel number that subdirectory is full of
symlinks andthing with a K is shutdown and anything with an S is started
in that run level.
You can adjust stuff the easy way by running chkconfig which is the
runlevel conf program. Read it's man page for use.
> Thanks, George
>
>
> --- Origional Message ---
>
> David Mandala wrote:
>
> Sound off to me, inittab is indeed the correct place to control this.
> What happens when you try to run X on those machines? Does X run at all?
>
> Mike wrote:
>
> How are the runlevels defined? I know differant dists have differant
> runlevels
> defined.
>
> -Mike
>
> On Fri, 2003-03-14 at 10:07, George Gambill wrote:
> > I thought you could control booting to a GUI by id:5:initdefault: in
> > /etc/inittab.
> >
> > For some reason, I have two RH8 boxes that boot to the text based login
> with
> > id:5:initdefault: in /etc/inittab. Same thing with id:3:initdefault:.
> Any
> > ideas?
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