[plug] X startup

[Sacha Schlegel]

Hi Tim

If you are using debian gnu/linux:

In the directory /etc/init.d/

there is a file called xdm, which is a script that when it is executed
it starts the x login manager. gdm is the gnome login manager and if
installed has also a file in /etc/init.d/ called gdm

So your system starts up in runlevel X

You can find out your current runlevel with the command (as root)
"runlevel". My current runlevel is: N 2 (-> runlevel 2)

The file /etc/inittab tells the system which runlevel to load at
startup.

For each runlevel there is a directory in /etc

Runlevel 0 has /etc/rc0.d
Runlevel 1 has /etc/rc1.d
Runlevel 2 has /etc/rc2.d
Runlevel 3 has /etc/rc3.d

etc.

Have a look at the files in /etc/rc2.d

You see files (actually symbolic links) beginning with S

The S files are called when the system boots (There were files beginning
with K for shutdown scripts but they moved somewhere ....)

The number after S indicates the sequence how the files are called. E.G
S2<something> is called before S99<something>.

SO when you do not want to start xdm at startup remove the
/etc/rc2.d/S<somenumber>xdm

Dont remove /etc/init.d/xdm because you might want to use that script
later again, by making a symbolic link to it from /etc/rc3.d/ or
/etc/rc4.d etc.

Have fun.

Sacha

On Sat, 2002-07-13 at 11:45, I am the LinuxAlien wrote:
> Currently X starts up when I turn the computer on. This means I amd 
> presented with xdm. How can I change this so I login with the Virtual 
> Terminals? What are the system boot/startup files?
> I use deb potato.
> Tim
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