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Re: Prevent X Windows Starting up



On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 11:46:02AM -0400, David Z Maze wrote:
> (And since nobody else has suggested it, it might be possible to get
> into the machine remotely, too, maybe with ssh.  A serial console is
> useful for this sort of problem too, but requires some advance setup,
> and the world contains comparatively few dumb terminals these days.  :-)

A palm-pilot with a serial cradle and a terminal program can be used as
an emergency console.

dt

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