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command line question
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sleipnir214
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If you have configured RedHat to boot to a GUI, you're going to have to change the default runlevel.
Near the top of the file /etc/inittab, you will find a line which reads,
id:5:initdefault:
Change that line to read
id:3:initdefault:
Restart your system.
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Near the top of the file /etc/inittab, you will find a line which reads,
id:5:initdefault:
Change that line to read
id:3:initdefault:
Restart your system.
Want the best answers? Ask the best questions: TANSTAAFL!
brontosaurus
MIS
if you're looking for a one-time quickie resolution, you can issue a "telinit 3". but sleipnir's way is better.
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sleipnir214
Programmer
If you want to start the GUI from the command line, enter the command "startx".
But if you want it to default to the GUI, yes, edit the file back to the way it was.
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But if you want it to default to the GUI, yes, edit the file back to the way it was.
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You can exit the gui with Ctrl-Alt-F8 this will give you a blank screen. Then Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get a command line login (F1 through F6 are all separate virtual terminals - you can log in more than once). You can return to the X session at any time with Ctrl-Alt-F7.
This can be done at any time to switch between virtual terminals and to and from the X11 display without loosing the state of any of the virtual terminals or the X session.
If you are changing the X11 drivers or configuration you may need to restart your X server. Ctrl-Alt-Backspace will kill the X server. If you are in runlevel 3 as sleipnir214 suggests this will return you to the command line (in this case it's healthier to just log out then issue startx again), but in runlevel five (graphical login) X will restart after this and give you the login screen.
Ctrl-Alt-Backspace will immediately kill your X session, without logging out, so it's a good idea to log out first so you don't lose any settings.
This can be done at any time to switch between virtual terminals and to and from the X11 display without loosing the state of any of the virtual terminals or the X session.
If you are changing the X11 drivers or configuration you may need to restart your X server. Ctrl-Alt-Backspace will kill the X server. If you are in runlevel 3 as sleipnir214 suggests this will return you to the command line (in this case it's healthier to just log out then issue startx again), but in runlevel five (graphical login) X will restart after this and give you the login screen.
Ctrl-Alt-Backspace will immediately kill your X session, without logging out, so it's a good idea to log out first so you don't lose any settings.
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