I have a Red Hat 7.3 server which boots to a command prompt. I do most of my work there, but once in a while I start XWindows. Then, I must shutdown the computer in order to stop XWindows. Is there a simple way to exit XWindows and return to the command prompt without logging out or shutting down?
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shutting down x 2
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Try pressing CTRL+ALT+F3 or CTRL+ALT+backspace. //Daniel
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