Revert to Classic Command Line Login

[kennedypj]

This is easier to me, but I'm open to suggestions or issues -

ls /etc/rc2.d/*
Now look at the file output for an xwin display manager starting up via 'S' at the beginning of the filename to start the service. In my case, it was /etc/rc2.d/S17gdm3. In my case, to stop or kill Xwindow at default runlevel 2, I just did this:

cp /etc/rc2.d/S17gdm3 /etc/rc2.d/S17gdm3.bak #safe keeping
mv /etc/rc2.d/S17gdm3 /etc/rc2.d/K17gdm3 # 'K' to kill sevice
reboot

The original idea is also very informative and useful to know.

[testingresults]

This is easier to me, but I'm open to suggestions or issues -

ls /etc/rc2.d/*
Now look at the file output for an xwin display manager starting up via 'S' at the beginning of the filename to start the service. In my case, it was /etc/rc2.d/S17gdm3. In my case, to stop or kill Xwindow at default runlevel 2, I just did this:

cp /etc/rc2.d/S17gdm3 /etc/rc2.d/S17gdm3.bak #safe keeping
mv /etc/rc2.d/S17gdm3 /etc/rc2.d/K17gdm3 # 'K' to kill sevice
reboot

The original idea is also very informative and useful to know.

Won't you still have to login twice using this method (in the instance of using gdm)?

[arjunvs]

You cannot lock the system doing this way as it would be easy to crack and get into the root or any account by just a combination of Ctrl+Alt+F1 and a Ctrl+C after that..
Isn;t that correct ?? or am i missing somehting

[testingresults]

You cannot lock the system doing this way as it would be easy to crack and get into the root or any account by just a combination of Ctrl+Alt+F1 and a Ctrl+C after that..
Isn;t that correct ?? or am i missing somehting

How so? You wouldn't be logged in automatically after starting up.

[testingresults]

Use with caution. This seems to be causing startup problems with Kali's new configuration.