How do I change the system to boot into text mode (runlevel 3) instead of the graphical login (runlevel 5)?

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Issue

  • What's the purpose of process: /usr/bin/Xorg?
  • How do I completely disable this process from running ?
  • How do I change the system to boot into text mode (runlevel 3) instead of the graphical mode (runlevel 5)?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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