ng bad happen to my Linux system (at work) since I
never surf as "root."
John
- Original Message -
From: Bert Bullough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] command prompt
> what kind of bad thi
Sorry I wasn't clear enough, I meant the login screen for X. I realize I need
to login, I just wanted to start at command prompt instead of X. Already got
the answer though.
Lloyd Osten wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, you wrote:
> > Hello.
> >
> > By default when I start Mandrake 6.0 it goes strai
On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, you wrote:
> Hello.
>
> By default when I start Mandrake 6.0 it goes straight to the cute little
> logon manager. Is there a way to change this so that it will go straight
> to a command prompt?
you are SUPPOSED tolog in so it knows who you are..it's a security
thing require
be the minimum screen. One of the security
>> features
>> > of Linux is you 'must' log on and be authenticated.
>> >
>> > If you are talking about coming up with an X logon screen just
>> edit the
>> > 'inittab'
ittab' file line that reads "id:5:initdefault" to read 3 instead of 5.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bert Bullough
> > > > Sent: Friday, July
999 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] command prompt
> Hi,
>
> Wouldn't it be possible to change that 3 to a 2 or a 1? Then, he wouldn't
need
> to give a password... Or am I totally missing something?
>
; [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bert Bullough
> > > Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 9:33 AM
> > > To: Mandrake
> > > Subject: [newbie] command prompt
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello.
> > >
> > > By default when I start Mandrake 6.0 it goes straight to the cute little
> > > logon manager. Is there a way to change this so that it will go straight
> > > to a command prompt?
> > >
> > >
>
gt;
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bert Bullough
> > Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 9:33 AM
> > To: Mandrake
> > Subject: [newbie] command prompt
> >
> >
> > Hello.
> >
> > By de
Go to a command line shell.
Type "linuxconf".
Scroll down until you see "Boot Mode". You can choose text or
graphical.
Bert Bullough wrote:
>
> Hello.
>
> By default when I start Mandrake 6.0 it goes straight to the cute little
> logon manager. Is there a way to change this so that it will go
ttab' file line that reads "id:5:initdefault" to read 3 instead of 5.
> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bert Bullough
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 9:33 AM
> To: Mandrake
> Subject: [newbie] command
, July 16, 1999 9:33 AM
To: Mandrake
Subject: [newbie] command prompt
Hello.
By default when I start Mandrake 6.0 it goes straight to the cute little
logon manager. Is there a way to change this so that it will go straight
to a command prompt?
Hello.
By default when I start Mandrake 6.0 it goes straight to the cute little
logon manager. Is there a way to change this so that it will go straight
to a command prompt?
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