> On Sat, 2003-10-25 at 19:57, Haines Brown wrote: > > > > 1. Where do I set the global bash prompt format? I changed PS1= in > > /etc/profile, but that only affects user, not root. > > > > 2. I had placed the command "setterm -blank 0" in RedHat's > > /etc/rc.d/rc.local to block screen blanking while running in > > console. Debian does not use that file. What is its equivalent? > > > > 3. My usual practice is to avoid xdm and boot to a text login > > prompt. To do this, in rc2.d I belive I edited the symlink to the > > xdm program, renaming "S99xdm ->..." to "K99xdm ->...". But in > > debian I get a beep when I try. Am I imagining I once edited the > > name of a symlink? Can't one do it in debian? > > That's almost exactly what I did: > # cd /etc/rc2.d > # mv S99xdm __S99xdm
Yes, I was trying to edit the word in emacs in a console, and emacs was playing tricks on me. But renmaing with mv worked fine. Thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
