[WBEL-users] Adding Gui on command-line install

[Craig White]

On Wed, 2006-10-25 at 14:55 -0700, david wrote:
> Dear Friends
> 
> I originally set up my server to run command-line only.  None of the 
> graphical interface packages were installed.
> 
> I now want to add the capability of running a graphical interface 
> sometimes.  That is, the system boots in command line mode (runlevel 
> 3 I think), and the ALT-function keys bring up command line 
> windows.  However, if I issue the "startx" command (I think), I want 
> to switch to graphical.  I want to make a similar function available 
> via ssh logins using an X-windows package on a windows box.
> 
> Is this possible?  Can it be done without re-installing WBEL4?
----
as root
# init 5

shuts down runlevel 3 and starts up runlevel 5

to always start in runlevel 5, edit /etc/inittab

# Default runlevel. The runlevels used by RHS are:
#   0 - halt (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
#   1 - Single user mode
#   2 - Multiuser, without NFS (The same as 3, if you do not have
networking)
#   3 - Full multiuser mode
#   4 - unused
#   5 - X11
#   6 - reboot (Do NOT set initdefault to this)
#
id:5:initdefault:
   ^ --- default runlevel

Craig