> I am not sure what the question is. But if you want into the mode Then why respond? > where there is no X windows or other things in a root terminal type init > 3 and you will for sure be in a single user mode, I think. Complete and utter bunk as related to the OP. Mode 3 is multi-user and networking enabled. Single user mode is not. If the OP ends up in mode 3 or mode 5 instead of single user, try: telinit 1 as root and see what happens. And look very carefully at your /etc/inittab file to see what is going on. -- Kevin J. Cummings kjchome@xxxxxxx cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Registered Linux User #1232 (http://counter.li.org)