Re: How to stop X, to get a text mode console (new to Debian, need help)

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

H. S. wrote:

>Apparently, _Kent West_, on 02/08/05 11:40,typed:
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>>> 
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>>>      
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>>startx
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>>or
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>>/etc/init.d/gdm start
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>>or
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>>/etc/init.d/kdm start
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>>    
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>Just a related question. Should "startx" be run as root(it will a
>desktop for root)?
>
If you run "startx" as root, you'll run X as root, which is generally
considered to be a bad thing.

If you run "startx" as a normal user, you'll run X as the normal user,
which is what you want.

> Aren't the second or third options you mentioned the
>proper way?
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The second and third ways will have to be done as root; that will start
the GUI login screen, from which you can then log into X as a normal user.


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