[SOLVED] Disabling X on startup

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[SOLVED] Disabling X on startup

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I'm using Fedora Core 6 and everytime it boots it loads X-Server and prompts for a login. How do I disable the booting of X unless otherwise specified?

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Re: Disabling X on startup

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impulse() wrote:I'm using Fedora Core 6 and everytime it boots it loads X-Server and prompts for a login. How do I disable the booting of X unless otherwise specified?

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Remove the init script for xdm. It'll either be in /etc/rc.d or /etc/init.d depending upon where fedora keeps init scripts.
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There isn't that file in any of the folders. There's lots of files but nothing that looks like X. X isn't there, nor startx or X11.
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I'm not familiar with fedora but if there is a file /etc/inittab open it in a text editor and if there's a line like ab:5:initdefault change it to ab:3:initdefault and restart the system, (ab can be anything, leave it as-is).

see: http://www.netadmintools.com/html/inittab.man.html
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Feedback would be nice.
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Feedback on it's way.

I haven't had chance to alter any settings to try your suggestions.
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That worked a treat.

Gracias amigo.
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