On Tue, 2002-10-08 at 15:33, David Gaudine wrote: > > I changed one of my systems to act as an X terminal by changing > one line of /etc/initab and adding another line as follows: > id:5:initdefault: > 7:5:respawn:/usr/X11R6/bin/X -query systemname > > This seems to work. Is there anything "wrong" with doing it this way? > Is it appropriate to use run level 5? Is there a list somewhere > telling the difference between run levels 2, 3, 4, or 5? > > David > >
I can't speak to most of the questions, but for the last one, Debian makes no distinction between runlevels 2-5 out of the box, so that users can specify the levels as appropriate for there needs. Since most Linux systems aren't switching runlevels a dozen times a day, this tends to be an area I would presume that most people don't make massive distinctions amongst - possibly just installing or uninstalling the services globally instead of tweaking the specific runlevels. -- Mark L. Kahnt, FLMI/M, ALHC, HIA, AIAA, ACS, MHP ML Kahnt New Markets Consulting Tel: (613) 531-8684 / (613) 539-0935 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
