[CentOS] how do I stop X / gnome via SSH? [SOLVED]

Wed Jul 23 08:02:44 UTC 2008
Rudi Ahlers <Rudi at SoftDux.com>

Paul Bijnens wrote:
> Paul Bijnens wrote:
>> Rudi Ahlers wrote:
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> I need to disable / stop X from running on a remote server, to which 
>>> I only have SSH access, and I have never done this before. So, can 
>>> someone please tell me how todo it?
>>>
>> telinit 3
>
> And forgot to mention that, to disable it when the next time the 
> server reboots
> edit the file /etc/inittab and set the default runlevel to 3, instead 
> of 5, by
> editing this line:
>
>   id:3:initdefault:
>
> _______________________________________________
>

Cool, thanx :)
 

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Rudi Ahlers

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