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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Linux help on X and motd Post 20423 by ###1tomato on Friday 26th of April 2002 02:00:25 AM
Old 04-26-2002
Question Linux help on X and motd
Hie guys
im new to Unix. Need some advise or favour perhaps. Iam running Red hat Linux 7.2 and as soon as i install with GUI and so done, i reboot the system. After i reboot it directly went to the GUI login. I able to login and do my stuffs. My question is how to hold the system not to directly go to GUI login and instead of it i can use the system without X. I want it to be temprorary use. I dunt want it to become permanent without GUI. I done before last time but forgot it (Start Linux without X by pressing some keys). Any idea?

Second question.
How to set motd for my users? I use root and i edit the file /etc/motd. as soon as done and i change the permission no motd comes up durring boot any idea ? Does it needs no X GUI to start motd ?

Appreciate all the Unix gurus help. Do help this small Unix learner a bit Smilie

Thank you.
 

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