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change login mode?
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This is probably the most asked question in the Linux forums. I've answered it at least 10 times in the last 3 months.
Open the /etc/inittab file in a text editor (vi) and change the following line...
id:5:initdefault:
...to...
id:3:initdefault:
5 is runlevel 5 (GUI login), and 3 is runlevel 3 (text mode login).
ChrisP
Open the /etc/inittab file in a text editor (vi) and change the following line...
id:5:initdefault:
...to...
id:3:initdefault:
5 is runlevel 5 (GUI login), and 3 is runlevel 3 (text mode login).
ChrisP
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