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Re: Subject: Can't find /etc/X11/*



ktb <x.y.f@home.com> writes:
> On Mon, Jan 15, 2001 at 09:37:41AM -0800, Tom Schuetz wrote:
> > I'm trying to configure X11, but can't find /etc/X11, even though xf86config says it's writing its configuration to that directory. 
> > 
> 
> What do you mean you can't find /etc/X11 ?  
> $ cd /etc/X11
> should take you there.  If you can't do that what does "cd" bark back?
> 
> > Also, once the X-server is started, how do I safely shut it down from a command line? When I hit ^alt-DEL, it just brings me back to the XDM login; I can get other consoles, but when I try to startx I get told the server is already active for another console- so how do I shut it down? 
> > 
> 
> I hate xdm so I just remove it and use "startx" but if I did like it I
> would "ctrl+alt+F2" run "ps ax" to find the pid number for xdm and 
> then "kill <pid>" or "kill -9 <pid>" if it took that.  Then go about
> my business.  Also you don't have to "^alt-DEL" to shut down X.
> "^alt-backspace" will suffice.  

Actually, I think the preferred way to stop xdm would be:

        /etc/init.d/xdm stop

Gary



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