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  From: Richard Sharpe <sharpe@ns.aus.com>
  To  : David Drury <idavid@smug.adelaide.edu.au>
  Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 12:37:25 +0900

Re: FIXED RH 6.2 refuses to install properly

At 12:58 PM 6/28/00 +0930, David Drury wrote:
>Hi,
>
>> 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.
>
>The man page says use telinit, and so I do. The question was a little
>unclear whether this was a once off, or a permanent thing, so I told the
>once off method, and the permanent thing.

Yeah. Also, I noticed after I sent my reply that you had answered
essentially what I had ... Sorry about that. Eye problems :-)

I guess that we should also use good practice, but it is worthwhile
pointing that telinit is simply linked to init.

>> 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).
>
>Hmm didn't think of that one. Menatl note for next time :)
>
>cya
>
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Regards
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Richard Sharpe, sharpe@ns.aus.com
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