Re: [newbie] command prompt

1999-07-18 Thread John Aldrich
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

Re: [newbie] command prompt

1999-07-17 Thread Bert Bullough
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

Re: [newbie] command prompt

1999-07-17 Thread Lloyd Osten
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

Re: [newbie] command prompt

1999-07-17 Thread Jo
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'

Re: [newbie] command prompt

1999-07-17 Thread Jo
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

Re: [newbie] command prompt

1999-07-16 Thread John Aldrich
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? >

Re: [newbie] command prompt

1999-07-16 Thread Axalon
; [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? > > > > > > >

Re: [newbie] command prompt

1999-07-16 Thread Jo
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

Re: [newbie] command prompt

1999-07-16 Thread Tim King
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

RE: [newbie] command prompt

1999-07-16 Thread Ken Wilson
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

RE: [newbie] command prompt

1999-07-16 Thread Bill Moshier
, 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?

[newbie] command prompt

1999-07-16 Thread Bert Bullough
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?