On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 13:23, Colin Guthrie <mag...@colin.guthr.ie> wrote: > 'Twas brillig, and Olivier Thauvin at 06/03/12 12:38 did gyre and gimble: >> * Colin Guthrie (mag...@colin.guthr.ie) wrote: >>> 'Twas brillig, and Olivier Thauvin at 06/03/12 09:24 did gyre and gimble: >>>> Hi there, >>>> >>>> I just try to install a cauldron to setup a test IPv6 firewall/router. >>>> To setup server I do a minimum install: >>>> - /boot on its own partition >>>> - /var /tmp and swap on lvm >>>> - select no packages categories but yes install doc >>>> - no post configuration, so no X11 (hey it's a server) >>>> >>>> At boot the system started but stop to "starting display manager" (??) >>>> and I were unable to reach any text terminal. >>> >>> No text terminal at all? Not on tty2 or 3? >> >> Indeed, alt + F2 show the login prompt. But before I pressed alt + F2 ps >> was not showing any "*getty" program, a bit confusing, especially since >> there is nothing on first console. >> >>> >>> If you try and start dm (prefdm.service) then you will NOT get a tty1 >>> getty (prefdm.service conflicts with getty@tty1.service), but all other >>> tty's should be fine (handled by autovt@.service) >> >> Maybe, but I never asked to have prefdm and in fact I don't want X >> terminal. > > They why are you booting to a graphical target?
>From what I read, because that's what was done during installation prefdm shouldn't be there on installs without X > Check your /etc/systemd/system/default.target and if it's a symlink to > runlevel5.target or graphical.target then this is your problem. > > You should instead symlink it to multi-user.target or runlevel3.target. > >> All sys admin expect to have a tty on first console and just having >> "starting dm service" whereas I know it cannot start is really >> confusing. > > Sorry not sure what you mean? When you install a new machine (without X) and boot it, you expect to be given a login prompt