[CentOS] cant swith to text mode consoles
Roger D Vargas
luo_hei at yahoo.esTue Nov 22 16:56:07 UTC 2005
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Jim Perrin wrote: > On 11/22/05, Roger D Vargas <luo_hei at yahoo.es> wrote: > >>After installing xfce I switched to runlevel 5 to have a graphic login. >>But The login box (and xfce) doesnt let me switch to text consoles with >>ctrl+alt+F key. Also, xfce is the desktop for root, but for normal user >>still is an ugly windows manager. >> > > Not sure if this was a typo or not, but it should be ctrl+alt+F1 to > get the the terminal. F1, F2, F3, etc, according to terminal number you want to switch. > > To my knowledge, switchdesk works only for the user who runs it. the > default desktop is controlled by /etc/sysconfig/desktop > > Also, you should never log into an x session as root. In fact, beyond > initial setup, I disable the root account and use sudo when I need > access. But I'm probably a bit more paranoid than most. I never log in as root, except in the first times for testing. -- Roger D. Vargas http://dsgp.blogspot.com | Linux, programación, juegos ______________________________________________ Renovamos el Correo Yahoo! Nuevos servicios, más seguridad http://correo.yahoo.es
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