[SOLVED] CentOS 6.6 Stop Xorg manually

[Nate88]

Hello everyone.
I have a question regarding xorg. In earlier versions of CentOS I could type startx to manually start the desktop environment. However, In CentOS 6.6 during the desktop install, the gnome desktop starts automatically. I would rather be able to kill the desktop and restart it manually. Do I have to adjust something in a configuration file, or would it be more simple to reinstall the O.S. and just click "minimal desktop?" I am wondering if the minimal desktop install is setup for manual xorg sessions. Any input on this would be greatly appreciated.
- Thanks in advance

[TrevorH]

You can still do this but you have to tell it to start in runlevel 3 (command line only). To do this you need to edit /etc/inittab and change 5 to 3 in the initdefault line.

[gerald_clark]

Read /etc/inittab. Change the runlevel from 5 to 3.

[Nate88]

!WOW!
You guys are fast to answer questions.
Thanks, that solution worked perfectly.
...now how do I mark this answer officially "solved?"


( for newbies, i went into the terminal, typed in "su" [super user] then I typed in my password, and then i typed in the word ''gedit.'' (that's the name of a solid text editor that was already installed,)
- THEN once I opened up gedit as the admin, i went to the location "/etc/inittab" and then i found the number ''5'' and changed it to the number "3," clicked save and exited the Gedit text editor. Then I restarted the computer and the fix was what I was looking for. If newbies were wondering why I did this, is because sometimes it is nice to work both headless and with a desktop environment. If this does not interest anyone new to Linux, then ignore this post until you are feeling more friskey in the command line lol. )