/etc/inittab

Debian Linux: Set a Serial Console

by Vivek Gite on January 22, 2011 · 2 comments

How do I set up a serial console on Debian Linux HP server for troubleshooting and login purpose?

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Linux Disable and Remove X Windows (X.org)

by Vivek Gite on July 18, 2009 · 11 comments

I revived my new Dell server pre installed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux server v5.2. However, my box boot with a GUI login system ( Gnome ). There is no reason to run X Windows on my dedicated mail and Apache web server. I only need ssh. How do I disable X login and windows without reinstalling the operating system to improve security and performance?

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Restart / Update init Configuration File /etc/inittab After Changes Without Rebooting Server

by Vivek Gite on June 25, 2008 · 4 comments

I’ve made changes / updates to my /etc/inittab file to configure init process to start with agetty. init reads the /etc/inittab configuration file at the time of system boot. How do I re-read this file without rebooting my Linux server?

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Linux Disable X Window System

by Vivek Gite on April 6, 2008 · 5 comments

Q. How do I disable X Window system on boot? I just need text based interface and there is no need to waste resources on X window system. How do I disable X Window under CentOS / RHEL / Red Hat / Fedora Linux?

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