[sles-beta] Changing "run level" post built (Going from Graphical to text and vice versa)

[Darren Thompson]

Team

I posted this some time ago. The process to change run levels from
"graphical" (init 5) to "Multi-user (init 3) in a server "post build".

I still have not successfully "built" a server that install/starts in
"Muti-user" mode.

Darren


On 18 June 2014 18:13, Darren Thompson <darrent at akurit.com.au> wrote:

> Frederic
>
> Good Point...
>
> Team, do it the way he says... ;-)
>
> e.g.
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> 1. Login to graphical console as root user.
> 2. run a "terminal" session (the yast service manager process is currently
> broken, it would be Best/easier to just run that).
> 3. systemctl set-default --force multi-user.target
> - This will "tell" systemd that you want to run in "multi-user" mode (e.g.
> the old init 3 level, without a X-server/GUI).
> *** reboot ***
> 4 shutdown -r now
> (you can achieve the same result by typing: 'init 3' if you prefer not to
> reboot).
>
>
> If you want to reverse this and run the full "graphical" (X) console again
> 1. Login to test console as root user.
> 2. systemctl set-default --force graphical.target
> - This will "tell" systemd that you want to run in "Graphical" mode (e.g.
> the old init 5 level, with a X-server/GUI).
> *** reboot ***
> 4 shutdown -r now
> (you can achieve the same result by typing: 'init 5' if you prefer not to
> reboot).
>
> I hope this is found to be helpful.
>
> Darren
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> On 18 June 2014 17:52, Frederic Crozat <fcrozat at suse.com> wrote:
>
>> Le mercredi 18 juin 2014 à 10:50 +1000, Darren Thompson a écrit :
>> > Team
>> >
>> >
>> > I have been doing some testing on getting a "default graphical build"
>> > SLES12B8 server to become a "multi-user" server.
>> >
>> >
>> > It's harder than you would think, mainly due to the way
>> > display-server.service seems to be erroneously activated, even on
>> > multi-user target boots.
>> >
>> >
>> > I have found this process works:
>> > 1. Login to graphical console as root user.
>> > 2. run a "terminal" session (the yast service manager process is
>> > currently broken, it would be Bets/easier to just run that).
>> > 3. cd /etc/systemd/system
>> > 4. rm default.target
>> > 5. ln -s /usr/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target default.target
>> > 6. cd /usr/lib/systemd/user
>> > 7. rm default.target
>> > 8. ln -s /usr/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target default.target
>> > 9. cd /usr/lib/systemd/system
>> > 10. rm default.target
>> > 11. ln -s /usr/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target default.target
>> > **** I have no idea why default.target is in these three locations, I
>> > would expect 2 of them are redundant but am not familiar enough with
>> > systemd to guess which ****
>>
>> Sorry but you are doing this the wrong way.
>>
>> NEVER ever change stuff in /usr/lib/systemd/system. /etc/systemd/system
>> has ALWAYS precedence over /usr/lib/systemd/system, which means file
>> with the same name in /etc/systemd/system will "hide" the one
>> in /usr/lib/systemd/system.
>>
>> The proper way to do it is :
>> run as root: systemctl set-default --force multi-user.target
>>
>> (or if you want to do it manually: ln -s
>> -f /usr/lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target
>> /etc/systemd/system/default.target)
>>
>> That's it.
>>
>> --
>> Frederic Crozat
>> Project Manager Enterprise Desktop
>> SUSE
>>
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> Darren Thompson
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Darren Thompson

Professional Services Engineer / Consultant

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Mail: darrent at akurit.com.au <steve at akurit.com.au>
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