X starting at startup

[George Toft]

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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