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I am trying to kill the X server at the login screen. It flashes to the console, but then X boots back up after half a second. How would I ...
  1. 05-20-2008 #1
    Mr.angry
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    Killing the X Server

    I am trying to kill the X server at the login screen. It flashes to the console, but then X boots back up after half a second. How would I prevent it from doing that?
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    Press Alt+Ctrl+F1. It will drop you at command line mode. Log in as Regular User and execute this
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    su -
/etc/init.d/gdm stop
    Above code will stop X Server. Execute this to restart it :
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    su -
/etc/init.d/gdm start
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    why would you log in as a regular user and then su - ?
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    Its not a good idea to log in as root user. One should as Regular user only and gain root privileges using su - whenever required.
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    Thanks devils casper.
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    Ahh, well, that didn't work. Nothing happens when I use the key combination you supplied above.
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    Which code didn't work? Does Alt+Ctrl+F1-F6 drop you at command line prompt?
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  8. 05-25-2008 #8
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    Didn't try alt+ctrl+F1+F6, only tried alt+ctrl+F1 as you said above.
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