Re: [TCLUG:14248] A question so simple it's not in the documentation...

[Michael Vieths <foeclan@winternet.com>]

>

(Using Slackware, so your milage may vary)

If you hit control-alt-F6, it'll drop you into a virtual terminal.  Press Alt-F2 to
get back into X.

If you want to boot by default into the multiuser command prompt environment, edit
/etc/inittab.  It should look something like this:

id:4:initdefault:

Change the 4 to a 3 and it should boot as Multiuser instead of into XDM (or KDM or
whichever X login manager it's set up for).


Michael Vieths
foeclan@winternet.com

> "L. Crisp" wrote:
> >
> > Okay, I admit it.  It's sad that I can't figure this out.  I have KDE running
> > in Mandrake, and the installation set it up to boot straight into the gui
> > login.  This would ordinarily not be a problem, except now I need to get to the
> > terminal.  How the heck do I exit XWindows without going to the gui login?  Or
> > how do I have to boot?
> > Just when I start to think I know what I'm doing.....
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