[plug] Redhat 6.0 - killing X

[Beau Kuiper]

hi,

1) open /etc/inittab. Make a backup of it

2) Find the line
	id:4:initdefault

3) Change it to
	id:3:initdefault

4) run the command to update the world
	init q

This will kill X and not have it start on bootup

Have Fun
Beau Kuiper
ekuiperba at cc.curtin.edu.au

On Fri, 11 Feb 2000, Peter Wright wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm hoping there are some Redhat 6.0 users out there that might be
> able to help me with this - 
> 
> I've got a Redhat Linux 6.0 machine with a fairly standard install,
> XFree86, Gnome, etc. I'd like to
> 
> (a) kill X
> (b) change the startup scripts so it doesn't try to start X on bootup.
> 
> Simply trying to kill the X process doesn't work - they just get
> helpfully restarted, which is driving me mad.
> 
> Can anyone offer advice on the "correct" way to do this?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Pete.
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