On Mon, 8 May 2000, Joost Kremers wrote:
- i have set my system to boot to the command prompt, because i don't want to start KDE when i log on as root. however, when i log on as a user, i would like to start KDE automatically. at first i just put the command 'startx' in ~/.profile. that works, but when i open up a terminal in KDE, it gives an error message saying that the X server is already running. i reckon i can solve this problem by adjusting ~/.profile in such a way that startx is only executed when X isn't already running, but how can i test this?
Probably the best way to achieve what you want is to set your system to boot to X, and then every time you want to log in as root hit CTRL-ALT-F1 to get to a console and log in there.
- is it possible to configure the system in such a way that a user can shut the computer down, too, and not just 'root'? it's annoying to have to su to root all the time before shutting down.
If you set your system to boot to X, there is a variable in the configuration file that allows you to change this. Run YaST and go to System Administration -> Change configuration file, find the variable called KDM_SHUTDOWN and change it to "local" or "all". Another way to accomplish this is to, as root, run YaST and go to System Administration -> Change configuration file, find the variable called CONSOLE_SHUTDOWN and change it to "halt". Then you can switch to a console (using CTRL-ALT-F1 through F6), hit ctrl-alt-del, and the system will shut down. -tara -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/