David Rankin wrote:
> This is going to sound really dumb, but "How do I get back
> to my graphical login without having to reboot?" Scenario:
> I have had an ongoing battle getting my machine to handle
> time properly. I set CMOS time to GMT and time zone to
> CST6CDT or "America/Chicago" and the CMOS is set correctly,
> but the system time is not. With GMT at 14:40 and timezone
> at "America/Chicago" the system time shows 14:40, but all
> my WinXX client machines get 19:40, five hours in the wrong
> direction. (Still working on this one)
>
> Anyway, to try and set it through linuxconf I did a
> [ctrl]+[alt]+[backspace] to get to runlevel 3.
David....instead, do a ctl-alt f2 to get to a console login.
login there and do your chores. Type exit when you're done
(logs you out and takes you back to the console login) then
type alt-f7 to get back to your GUI.
--
Alan
> Now I don't
> know how to get back! I can startx an get back into x but
> when I log out, I am sent back to the text login screen. So
> I know this is a dumb question, but how do I get back to
> the graphical logon? I know I can reboot and do it, but can
> I do it without rebooting?
>
> something like /etc/rc.d/rc 5 ?
>
> Let me know. I have learned to look (ask) before leaping
> (executing) to keep from landing in hot water...
--
Alan
