According to Tundra: While burning my CPU.
>
> Thank you. That worked. The "character cell interface"
> is what the Redhat manual refers to as the non gui shell that one
> initially boots into in Redhat. At least that is my reading of the
> manual; which could be wrong.
>
Well we all learn something everyday, it seems i now can call my ttys
or consoles, as they used to be called, "character cell interface'(es)"
huum, what will they think of next.
Glad to have helped..
>
>
>
> ---Richard Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > According to Tundra: While burning my CPU.
> > >
> > >
> > > I am very new to Linux and am sure this ranks as one of the sillier
> > > questions;however I am simply having trouble just getting started.
> > >
> > > The Redhat manual states that the "run level" in the above file need
> > > to be edited/changed from 3 to 5 to start X windows automatically.
> It
> > > is one of the first things Redhat suggests to be done.
> > >
> > > I tried to access the file while logged as root in the character
> cell
> > > interface and permission was denied. I am sure this was the
> incorrect
> > > way, but am not sure what I should do next. Any help would be much
> > > appreciated.
> >
> > What is "character cell interface".? If you are root then you can do
> > "anything" to your system, even wipe the whole system clean with one
> > command, "root" is very powerfull and is evil.
> >
> > Simply login on another console as root, then use an editor in the
> form
> > of;
> >
> > 'joe /etc/inittab'
> > 'vi /etc/inittab'
> >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > tundran
> > > _________________________________________________________
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> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Regards Richard.
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Merry Xmas to all, and may all your troubles be small (ones).
> >
>
> ==
> Regards,
>
> Tundra
>
> _________________________________________________________
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Regards Richard.
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Merry Xmas to all, and may all your troubles be small (ones).
