I cannot get to the /etc/inittab, as my GUI is messed up - so how can I modify the inittab file without getting to the GUI at all?

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I cannot get to the /etc/inittab, as my GUI is messed up - so how can I modify the inittab file without getting to the GUI at all?

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, 5

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