First and foremost you should be logged in as root.
The /etc folder on these Linux installations contain a file named inittab - mind you no extensions to the filename. This file contains lots of important parameters & runlevel configurations that the kernel reads while booting and configures the system accordingly. Open this file in your favourite editor and scroll down just a little bit say, till the 18th-20th line (usually) till you find something similar to this: # Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:# 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)# 1 - Single user mode# 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)# 3 - Full multiuser mode# 4 - unused# 5 - X11# 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
id:3:initdefault:
That's it. We are done. Save the file and quit. Reboot your system for the setting to take effect.
WARNING: When you are editing these critical system files in Linux, be absolutely sure of WHAT you are editing. One SINGLE MISTAKE can render the whole system non-bootable. These are as dangerous as (if not more) Windows Registry. So there... * Default runlevel. smile.gifThe runlevels used by RHS are:* 0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)* 1 - Single user mode* 2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have networking)* 3 - Full multiuser mode* 4 - unused* 5 - X11* 6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
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