Frank Smith wrote: [re: How to stop an xdm that won't start properly and won't stop] >If you're on a network, telnet into the linux box (you have to log in >first as someone other than root and then su to root), then do a > ps aux | grep xdm >and then kill the process id. Then I would suggest removing xdm from your >init scripts until you have it working properly.
The file you need to edit is /etc/X11/config; change the line that says `start-xdm' to `no-start-xdm'. > >If you are not on a net (or have no login account other than root and don't >allow root network logins) and are using lilo or some boot method that >gives you a chance to add boot options, try booting into single-user mode >(of >course you have to do a hardware reset to get there, with the long fsck of >your partitons). Or boot from the distribution CD. Mount your root partition; then start a shell, or use another virtual terminal, to edit the file, whose pathname will be /target/etc/X11/config, if you have used the installation CD. (At this stage /etc is in a RAM disk, which will disappear completely when you reboot.) -- Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP key from public servers; key ID 32B8FAA1 ======================================== "And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shall call his name JESUS; for he shall save his people from their sins." Matthew 1:21
