How to change from console (text) login to desktop (graphical) login and vice versa

LEGACY-de

Edit /etc/inittab and change the "initdefault" from run level 3 to run level 5 to switch to desktop login.

/etc/inittab for console login

id:3:initdefault:

/etc/inittab for desktop login

id:5:initdefault:

RHEL 7

## use systemd targets instead ## check current default target [root@rhel76]# systemctl get-default graphical.target ## select from the following possible targets

Systemd Target

Sysvinit Runlevel	Function
0	runlevel0.target, poweroff.target	System halt/shutdown
1, s, single	runlevel1.target, rescue.target	Single-user mode
2, 4	runlevel2.target, runlevel4.target, multi-user.target	User-defined/Site-specific runlevels. By default, identical to 3.
3	runlevel3.target, multi-user.target	Multi-user, non-graphical mode, text console only
5	runlevel5.target, graphical.target	Multi-user, graphical mode
6	runlevel6.target, reboot.target	Reboot
emergency	emergency.target	Emergency mode

## change to non-graphical, text-console login[root@rhel76]# systemctl set-default multi-user.target[root@rhel76]# reboot
## change to graphical (desktop) login[root@rhel76]# systemctl set-default graphical.target[root@rhel76]# reboot