From: rich@example.invalid   
      
   root  wrote:   
   > I don't want to see the intrusive elogind display   
   > that comes after the login prompt but before   
   > I can log in. I tried chmoding -x the entry   
   > in /etc/rc.d but that didn't kill the daemon.   
      
   Just removing execute permission from the rc.d file does nothing to the   
   currently running daemon.   
      
   Removing execute permission from the rc.d file just stops the daemon   
   from being launched the next time you reboot.   
      
   If you want to kill the running daemon, then you should kill the   
   daemon.  See the "kill" command.   
      
   Also, the rc.d file you changed likely takes parameters:   
      
   start - starts the daemon   
   stop  - stops the currently running daemon   
   ...   
      
   So what you should have done is:   
      
   /etc/rc.d/rc.elogind stop   
      
   before you did a "chmod -x /etc/rc.d/rc.elogind"   
      
   The first would stop the running deamon.  The second would stop it from   
   launching again after the next reboot.   
      
   Note, I'm assuming the rc file name was "rc.elogind" above, you didn't   
   say here, and for this message the above is enough for you to adapt the   
   details to the exact name.   
      
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