it sounds like you are using xdm, which starts X automatically at boot time.
it provides a graphical login. to get out of this, you will have to edit
your inittab file. try the following:
login as root
open a terminal
cd to /etc/
vi inittab
read through the comments and there is a line related to the runlevel that
needs to have the number "5" changed to "3"
press i for "insert"
change the 5 to a 3
type ":wq" without the quotes
reboot the system and you should see a command line login
login as root and type "shutdown -h now" without the quotes
hope this helps
michael
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:45 PM
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Subject: [newbie] shut down properly
how do i shut down properly when i see Tux right when i boot?
thanks
j
