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ok...what i want is to get the machine up and running as a gateway then shutdown X, so i am left with only the console, no X, which chews up alot of memory.....
i am sure there is a cmd, like "startx" that stops the X.
robeb, yes that works but i dont want that login screen there!!!
Hi amp2000, the file is /etc/inittab
but there's different problem, as I understand kobe wants to boot into GUI do whatever needs to be done, and then just exit X (I guess it is all done remotely), I'd look at the process that starts X via ps and kill it
Just remove X from inittab. Now if you reboot you will get the commandline. If you start X from here you can make your adjusments you want. Now by logging off, X should stop and you should get the commandline.
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