Linux

Ask something
Discussion Locked

RedHat 7.0

0 helpful
4 replies

by theword

Closed to new repliesThis discussion is closed. It stays readable, but it takes no new replies.

Hey.
I loaded this OS, alongside of Win-2000. I chose to have the Gnome startup automatically. HOW DO I get to the command prompt easily without shutting down the system? I was able to get to this white command prompt screen, but I want the Black screen that would be the default if I didn't choose the Gnome on startup

Thanks for your help,,,,,Pat

4 replies

by theword

Hey.
I believe I just found the answer. The icon on the panel bar is the ticket to the command prompt. I guess this is the way, UH!!

Pat

by mickeyd

Apparently you are booting to runlevel 5 on
start up. There are a variety of ways to get
to the command line.

The terminal window that you describe, You
can also press CTL-ALT-(F1 through F6) which
suspends X (CTL-ALT-F7 restores X) or from
the terminal window as root type the command
telinit 3 (which takes you to runlevel 3)

If you want to change your boot to runlevel
3, then change the initdefault to 3 in your
/etc/inittab file.

This discussion is closed to new replies.