Re: How do I kill jobs?
I followed your steps and when I tried to run startx got the following:
Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock and start again.
Sure I remove the lock or check if xdm is still running?
>
> Alberto Ruiz wrote:
>
> > How do I list all the jobs, in HP-UX or Solaris, I do ps -eaf and
> > it lists everything, but I don't think is the same in Linux. I'm
> > just guessing i way to change the setting on Xwindows by killing
> > Xwindows, modifying the XF86Config file andrestarting Xwindows.
> > Am I going in the right way?
>
> I don't think so. In linux you get all the processes with ps -ax.
> There are, however, a lot more options. You might read the manual page
> with `man ps' :)
>
> If you are running xdm (get an X-Windows login screen to login right
> away after starting your PC) the way to stop it is
> - switch to a virtual console, e.g. by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1 (*)
> - login as root
> - stop xdm by typing /etc/init.d/xdm stop
> - do your configuring
> - check your new configuration with startx (don't use xdm for testing,
> it is much harder to stop if things go really wrong)
> - if it works, exit the Xsession
> - restart xdm typing /etc/init.d/xdm start
>
> (*) This is not mandatory, but more convenient.
>
> Read every document you can find on configuring X beforehand.
> It is not bad idea to create a runlevel that does not start xdm, in case
> to have to reset when _really_ screwing up X. Anyone know why such a
> run-level isn't defined by default?
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Eric Meijer
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