GDM uses vt1 by default since Ubuntu 16.10. vt1 is used for the login screen and vt2 is used for the first logged-in user. So try Ctrl+Alt+F2
** Changed in: gdm3 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1709204 Title: Ubuntu Gnome 17.10 gdm3 runlevel switching using ctl+alt can switch but cannot switch back to runlevel 7 GUI To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm3/+bug/1709204/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs