boot menu option to disable graphics mode

[Andriy Gapon]

on 07/06/2012 12:57 Gleb Kurtsou said the following:
> What do you think about adding generic support for overriding *_enable
> options in rc.conf?
> 
> I'd like to be able to disable services at boot prompt, e.g.
> # set rc.slim_enable="no" -- overrides slim_enable="yes" in rc.conf
> 
> Similarly rc.pf_enable="no"
> 
> Then introduce x_enable knob (=yes by default) to disable login
> managers. User will be able to override this setting with
> # service xdm forcestart

I think that this is an excellent idea.

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Andriy Gapon