Re: Some newbie questions
Hi,
On Fri, Jul 26, 2002 at 03:37:56PM -0700, Shea J. Hawes wrote:
...
> Number one, I can not log in as root with gdm. The screen
> shakes and tells me to try again.
Do not do this! (For security, run X as user)
See methods described in:
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch-tune.en.html#s-ss-xsu
to gain root priv. (I hope other sections especially chapter 6 of
Debian Reference should be good for you.)
> Number two, I have not found a reliable way to get out of gdm when I
> want to shutdown.
From any xterm,
$ su -c "shutdown -h now"
Or set /etc/inittab with
---
# What to do when CTRL-ALT-DEL is pressed.
#ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -r now
ca:12345:ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -t1 -a -h now
---
and press TRL-ALT-DEL :)
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Osamu Aoki @ Cupertino CA USA
See "Debian reference": http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/
"Debian reference" Project at: http://qref.sf.net
I welcome your constructive criticisms and corrections.
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