[OpenIndiana-discuss] killing graphical login

[Oscar del Rio]

On 26/09/2012 6:18 AM, Jim Klimov wrote:
> 2012-09-25 23:16, Yuri Pankov wrote:
>> On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:14:07 -0400, Boris Epstein wrote:
>>> Hello listmates,
>>>
>>> If I intend to use my OI machine as a server and would like to kill the
>>> graphical console on it to only have a text one instead - how do I do
>>> that?
>>
>> It would be easier to just use the text based installer from the start,
>> but try using:
>>
>> # svcadm disable -s gdm
>
> Then also revise the system for some other "suspicious"
> services like gnome helpers, font caches & xfs and such,
> and svcadm disable them too.
>

Also disable the graphical options in the grub boot menu. Otherwise the 
boot process will continue "spinning" forever, making you think that the 
server is hanging.