If I set the prefdm runlevel to 3 it simply launches an X desktop. I'd like to start up in runlevel 3 and not have to launch into X.
I tried reloading RH 7.2 with gnome and got a little further (sort of). The bottom line is that my standard RH 7.2 installation with either kde or gnome with runlevel 3 does not seem to have an xdm running (xdm, kdm, gdm or whatever). Therefore, port 177 is not open for XDMCP and I just get a grey screen from vncviewer. If I start a gnome session, either just from the console or changing the prefdm runlevel to 3 in inittab, vnc works fine. Obviously this is because I now have an xdm listening for XDMCP (this didn't work for kde but I'll worry about that later). So...my specific question is: how do I get an xdm (pref. kdm) running on RH 7.2, with runlevel 3 without launching an X desktop? Everyone's patience with me is appreciated. I realise this is one of the most common issues in the archives but I can't find a specific answer after hours of searching! TIA. Brian Turner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Ossmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 5:37 AM Subject: Re: -inetd option with RH7.2 > On Wed, Mar 06, 2002 at 06:53:31PM +1100, Brian Turner wrote: > > > > `ps -A | grep dm` doesn't show anything (well, sendmail :) ). > > > > I tried to follow this through: inittab starts a script called 'prefdm' > > which appears to identify the correct dm and start it with the -nodaemon > > switch. I understand this suppresses kdm from running in the background? > > My guess is that prefdm is set to run at runlevel 5. Is your > initdefault set to 5? If you want X over VNC but don't want X on the > local console, then you might want to leave the initdefault at 3 (or > whatever it is set to) but set prefdm to start at 3 instead of 5. > > -- > Mike Ossmann, Tarantella/UNIX Engineer/Instructor > Alternative Technology, Inc. http://www.alttech.com/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
