UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users

then runlevel 2 is not the right runlevel you want. it really makes no sense to have x start up if you are just gonna have them logon only to get dumped to a prompt.

look in your inittab file, theres no comments explaining what runlevel is what?

" There seems like there should be a simpler way to do this. "

this is as simple as it gets ! all you have to do is change a number in a configuration file.

This page has information about the run levels, inittab and scripts.
http://docs.sun.com/db/doc/817-1658/...+levels&a=view

I do not see a run level that would do what i need. Maybe one of you could look this over and assist? Thanks

2 looks like what you want, however if you tried that and it dosnt work....:
then pressy's solution IS best because you dont have a predefined runlevel for fullmultiusers WITHOUT X. find what scripts on your system start the GUI on boot up and move them ( DONT DELETE THEM! ) so they dont get run on boot for the run level you want.

I stumbled onto this solution and it works quiet well.

/usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -d (disables auto-start)
/usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -e (enables auto-start)

You have to reboot to go back and forth between the CDE and the Command line though.

Thanks

well if you disable x starting by default on bootup, when you type startx and after your x session log out, you should be dumped back to your shell.