"captain kierkegaard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > use the update-rc.d command, to stop the display managers from > starting, i used the following command: > # update-rc.d -f ?dm remove stop 1 2 3 4 5 6 > where the question mark is g, k, or x depending on which is starting > at boot.
This is a bad idea; the next time the display manager package gets updated (say, for a security fix), update-rc.d will see a lack of symlinks for the service and conclude that it's never been installed, and handily start it for you. The /etc/rc?.d symlinks are definitely user-configurable; removing the appropriate start symlinks from /etc/rc2.d, etc. is a better idea. Or, if you don't want to use a display manager at all, just remove the package. (And since nobody else has suggested it, it might be possible to get into the machine remotely, too, maybe with ssh. A serial console is useful for this sort of problem too, but requires some advance setup, and the world contains comparatively few dumb terminals these days. :-) -- David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://people.debian.org/~dmaze/ "Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal." -- Abra Mitchell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
