Re: help linux-newbie - stop gnome

[George Farris <george gmsys com>]

> Is it possible to stop gnome from running at boot time.
> I tried "kill gpm" in a terminal window,  it stops but then it just
> restarts right away.
> I could find nothing in the RedHat FAQ, the Gnome site or the news
> groups.
>  I have RedHat 6.2.

Change your run level from 5 to 3.  There is a line in /etc/inittab
which 
will look like so:

id:5:initdefault:

Change the 5 to a 3 and next time you boot you will end up in text mode.

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George Farris - VE7FRG
George@gmsys.com