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Re: How to restart the X server under Debian?



Colin Finck wrote:
> 
> I need to restart the X server (XFree86 4.3.0) under Debian Sarge with a
> script or program.
> On other Linux systems, I now that I can use "init 3" to terminate the X
> server and then use "startx" to start it again, but on my Debian system this
> does not work.

If you are running something like wdm do:

invoke-rc.d wdm restart

Substitute kdm/gdm/xdm for wdm as appropriate.


Hope this helps,

-- 
George Borisov

DXSolutions Ltd

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