Subj : Re: how to change runlevel at start?
To   : comp.os.linux
From : David Warren
Date : Thu Jul 15 2004 05:23 pm

mjt wrote:
> Micke wrote:
> 
> 
>>Is there anyone that could give me a hint of how to find instructions for
>>starting in diffrent runlevels depending on the user that logs in?
> 
> 
> ... set it to 5 (or whatever is used for GUI)
> as the default, then at the GRUB (or LILO) 
> prompt, use a '3' on the line to boot to that
> runlevel (or whichever you want)
> .

If you are using GRUB you don't need to use the prompt to do this.  Edit 
your /boot/grub/grub.conf (Fedora 1 location) and copy one of the linux 
boot entries and on the line with kernel place a 3 at the end.  This way 
your kids could select at the boot menu. I do this for my backup 
utility, no point in loading the GUI for a backup + slightly different 
kernel options (load up a different kernel)..  IE, here is how mine 
looks for example:

default=1
timeout=2
splashimage=(hd0,1)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Fedora Core (Mondo Backup)
         root (hd0,1)
         kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.7-ck2 ro root=/dev/hda2 elevator=cfq 3
title Fedora Core (2.6.7-ck5)
         root (hd0,1)
         kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.7-ck5 ro root=/dev/hda2 elevator=cfq

This is one way to do it.

Dave

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