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  From: Richard Sharpe <sharpe@ns.aus.com>
  To  : David Drury , michael_kratz@hotmail.com
  Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 11:56:43 +0900

Re: FIXED RH 6.2 refuses to install properly

At 10:35 AM 6/28/00 +0930, David Drury wrote:
>Hi,
>
>> When I get to the login prompt and type in a login name it doesnt matter 
>> whether I type a valid one or not, and I don't get a chance to enter a 
>> password it just goes on with loading X, and I cannot stop it from doing 
>> that.
>
>Your pc is automatically loading to init state 5. You can change this by
>editing /etc/inittab for default.
>
>To get to the non-X login you can do one of several things...
>
>At the lilo prompt abbpend a 3 to your boot command. Eg if you type linux
>to boot linux, then you should type
>
>linux 3
>
>Or alternatly, login to X as root, and type the command
>
>telinit 3

Ummm, it is simpler than that. Why not log into X and bring up a shell, and
then type init 3 and modify /etc/inittab to bring it up in run level 3 from
then on.

If you don't what to deal with X, why not type Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get back to a
console (they are still there), log in, and then change inittab and go to
run level 3 (init 3).


>Hope this helps.
>
>cya
>
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Regards
-------
Richard Sharpe, sharpe@ns.aus.com
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