HD Install :: How to disable autologon

What do I change to stop DSL automatically logging on as user 'dsl' on start up, and to stop X from starting automatically?
I used to know the answer to both of these but I just don't get enough quality time with Linux and I've forgotten

Also what version of Debian is DSL based on? I'm trying to install Webmin but it wants to know which version of Linux I'm running.

Not running as user dsl at startup may not be a good idea because almost everything on the system has permissions set for dsl only. You can create another user that has the same group membership as user dsl, and you might have to add this new user to the sudoers list in order to do things that user dsl is allowed to.

You can prevent X from starting up automatically by using "dsl 2" at the boot prompt. This will automatically log in as root (no password needed), and you will have 4 console terminals that you can acces using CTRL-ALT-F1 to CTRL-ALT-F4. Be warned that in Unix you should minimize the things that you do while logged in as root because of security issues.

If you have heared of Knoppix, it might be helpful to know that DSL (as of 1.1) is based on version 3.4. With respect to debian, most apps came from the "testing" distribution (codename "sarge"). The version of the kernel can be found by opening an XTerminal and running "cat /proc/version" at the prompt.

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Hi,

@ root ~ $ ->

I typed

cat/proc/version

which returns

bash: cat/proc/version: No such file or directory

Help?

DSL on a garage-sale $15
Dell - OPTIPLEX - GX100
Intel Celeron A 433 MHz
Mem: 125400K
where is www.ibls.org??

Not sure if it is a typo in your post, but I believe it should be 'cat /proc/version' (note space between 'cat' and '/proc')

original here.