Edit "/etc/inittab". there is a line in there with the default runlevel. the "5" you see there directs the system to come up with X active. Set it to "3" and reboot. -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Klinosky Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 09:30 To: Fedora maillist Subject: Re: DPMS for runlevel=3? Tim: > Only if you explicitly switch over to run level three. X is usually > running, automatically, in run level five. But you can start and stop X > by hand, and remain in run level three. You can use the telinit command > to switch levels, and it will start and stop X, as well, if the defaults > are left to run it on level five, and not to run it on level three. Oops! I neglected to mention that I use ctrl-alt-functionkey to switch (then c-a-F7 to switch back). Your response makes it sound like there are other ways to accomplish what I want. Actually, I *really* want to _turn off X_. Is there yet another way to do this (other than c-a-fk and telinit)? Note that I leave all my computers run (crunching on distributed processing projects); I use 5 (GUI), and want to turn off X when I'm not using the computer. Regarding telinit - do I have to be su to use it? -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list