On Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:03:09 -0700, Joe Zeff wrote:
> You need to change to a different TTY first, then log in.
Hmmm... TTY is one of those things I've often seen and never
really understood. Wikipedia has a great long article, which I'll try to
get around to.
Meanwhile, a f
On 04/29/2013 01:28 PM, Beartooth wrote:
No. Not as my userid, nor as hers, nor as root; not on her
keyboard, and not from mine over ssh.
You need to change to a different TTY first, then log in. Do you mean
that you can't get to a login prompt, or that you can't log in once you
do?
On Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:35:02 -0700, Joe Zeff wrote:
> On 04/28/2013 01:15 PM, Beartooth wrote:
>> Can anybody spare me a clue?
>
> I think you have to be in what used to be called runlevel three for
> that. AFAIK the old commands still work, even though they just call the
> new systemctl ve
On 04/28/2013 01:15 PM, Beartooth wrote:
Can anybody spare me a clue?
I think you have to be in what used to be called runlevel three for
that. AFAIK the old commands still work, even though they just call the
new systemctl versions. Also, when you get the DSOD can you switch to a
My wife's machine downstairs (built for us by a friend who speaks
hardware; I do not) has been hitting the Diagonal Screen of Death (DSoD);
it brings up the login screen with both our names, and lets you choose
one. You type in userid and password, and whammo : DSoD.
In that co
