On 08/06/00 at 14:02 Mark spake the following magic words: ++>Hello All. ++> ++>Sorry to overload this message but I have a few doubts with my (shiny) new ++>installed Debian (potato). ++> ++>1. Runlevels. ? ++> Everywhere I read about runlevels in Debian it says the same... ++> ++> runlevels 2 through 5 are various multiuser runlevels. ++> ++> But... which are which ?. ++> ++>2. Default runlevel ? ++> I latley installed Debian and I dont now why it starts in X (with xdm ++>asking for a login), I did not ask to do this. ++> I go to the /etc/inittab file and the default runlevel is 2. Is it here ++>where my debian is deciding to start in X, or is it elsewhere?.
The default run-level in debian is 2. When the system enters a run level it executes the scripts in /etc/rc.n where n is the runlevel in question. These scripts are symlinks to scripts in /etc/init.d. A script starting with "S" starts a service. One starting with "K" stops a service. The number after the "S" or "K" specifies the order in which the scripts are run. So... S25xdm will start before S35xdm. You should have a script called S99xdm (where 99 could be any number) in /etc/rc.2 - simply remove this symlink, and X will stop running at boot. (wow - thats my first proper answer where I almost sound like I know what I'm on about - which I don't!) -- Mark Herrick - Liverpool - England mark at blacksky dot co dot uk Pick two: Good, Fast, Cheap ______________________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star Internet delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Control Centre. For further information visit- http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp
