The easier way is to run "Xconfigurator" and it will do it for you
automatically.
On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, John Fusek wrote:
> Previously I had said:
> <<
> Annoying problem occured this weekend. Started to install a network card.
> Then got caught up in an emergencey elsewhere. When I finally got back to
> my PC there was not enough time to run wiring and all. So that will have
> to wait to next weekend.
>
> So I just closed up the PC with everything installed. This is running Red
> Hat 6.1. So I turn it on to go out and get my mail and such. It stops and
> asks me if I want to configure the new card. As it is late, there is no
> hub installed yet and I am tired I tell it to ignore it and continue. My
> usual console login appears for a second then disapears and the level 5 GUI
> login shows up. No big deal just set /etc/inittab back to level 3. It is
> just annoying that they change the login level without asking. Wait
> /etc/inittab is at 3. Boot up again same thing. The try 'linux 3' at lilo
> still the same. As it now is getting later I decide to leave it and ask
> here in the morning. So could someone please tell me how to get back to a
> level 3 login, thanks.
>
> John Fusek
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> >>
>
> Well I missed it in inittab. I was look for the line:
>
> # default runlevel
> id:5:initdefault:
>
> to change it to:
>
> id:3:initdefault:
>
> But my inittab had it set at 3.
>
> Looking for all files in /etc that changed on Sunday I found it was in
> inittab. The last lines were
>
> # Run xdm in runlevel 5
> # xdm is now a separate service
> x:3:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm - nodaemon
>
> when I changed it to
>
> x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/prefdm - nodaemon
>
> I was back to normal. So instead of changing '5' to '3' I had to do the
> opposite. Now does anyone know why this was done?
>
> John Fusek
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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