> I would like to run the system without xdm most of the time, but there > are times when I need it. Also sometimes I want to switch off network > services but still allow local logins. > mee too. i must admit, that this is a point, where suse and redhat are better than debian. :'-(
> I can make my own runlevels > from among 3-5 by removing some of the links from /etc/rc[345].d, but > will the next upgrade of the relevant packages re-create the links? i'm not sure, if i didn't overlook something, but my netbase update did not re-install my deleted portmapper link. so you should be on the safe side. > If so, what _is_ the proper way to do this with Debian? according to the as-flexible-as-possible (say: do-it-yourself) philosophy of debian, the modification of /etc/init.d scripts and /etc/rc?.d is the way to go. -- Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature, please! -- Linux - the last service pack you'll ever need.
