Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 3 - STEP BY STEP GUIDE Manual page 127

Chapter 12. Frequently Asked Questions
# 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:3:initdefault:
To change from a console to a graphical login, you should change the number in the line
id:3:initdefault:
Warning
Change only the number of the default runlevel from
Your changed line should look like the following:
id:5:initdefault:
When you are satisfied with your change, save and exit the file using the [Ctrl]-[x] keys. You will see
a message telling you that the file has been modified, and asking you to confirm your change. Type
[Y] for yes.
Now, your next login after reboot will be from the graphical screen.
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