Re: Exit GNOME login...

[Ole Laursen <olau hardworking dk>]

Sydney Weidman <weidmans mts net> writes:
> If you just want to switch temporarily to a console to, say, execute
> some commands and then return to Gnome and Xwindow, all you have to do
> is press ALT-Fn (press the ALT key at the same time as the function
> key) where n is the number of the virtual terminal you wish to use. By
> default, if I am not mistaken, Red Hat will create 7 or 8 virtual
> terminals. Xwindow typically runs in the 7th or 8th. In order to get
> back to the Xwindow session from the virtual terminal, just use
> ALT-RIGHT_ARROW or ALT-LEFT_ARROW repeatedly until you return to the
> Xwindow session.

I'm sorry to nitpick, but I think the short cut to the virtual
terminals from X is actually "Ctrl + Alt + F1" (you forgot the Ctrl).
Once you're there, you can switch back with just "Alt + F7".

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Ole Laursen
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