1 is single user mode (lo login, no network).
3 is multi-user mode with network, no X11
5 is multi-user mode with network and X11
1 - Single user mode
3 - Full multiuser mode
5 - X11
When you reboot with runlevel 3, you should get a login prompt in a text
window. At that point the server is running and on the network. You
can login on the console, you can login remotely (e.g., ssh), but there
is no windowing interface.
You shouldn't have to remove xfree, you can re-configure X11 without
removing it. If you really want to remove xfree, it would help to know
which distribution you are running.
Alfred
Garrett Jochimsen wrote:
I changed the 5 to a 3 and rebooted, and nothing seemed to happen. My
single user mode it says it 1 though, so I tried that too and it just takes
me to the prompt of single user mode. How can I delete all the xfree from
there? Thank you for you help.
Garrett Jochimsen
IT Department
Documation LLC
715-552-5791
garrett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
From: xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xfree86-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Alfred Hovdestad
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 4:07 PM
To: xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Just start over
Once you get to the shell prompt in rescue (or single user) mode, about
the only editor that you can count on having access to is vi. To change
the 5 to a 3, type:
vi /etc/inittab
In the editor window, navigate your cursor over the 5 and press
r3
That should [r]eplace the 5 with a 3. The press
:wq
That should save the file. You can check that
grep inittab /etc/inittab
It should show the entry below. Then type reboot to reboot the server.
Alfred
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