JXR wrote:
Does anybody know how to get back to text console from the gui xdm sign on screen in Suse 8.1.
You mean, how to default to the console for logging in? I know it for 8.2, but it was already present in Yast1, so at least there is something _like_ this in 8.1. Yast2 > System > Editor for /etc/sysconfig files > Desktop > Display manager. As the display manager, you can choose kdm, xdm, gdm, wdm or console. So, select console here.
and will I be able to shutdown the system from the other TTY.
1. After su'ing to root: the usual 'shutdown -h now' or 'halt'. 2. As user, press Ctrl-Alt-Del, which makes the machine reboot. As soon as the rebooting begins, switch off the computer. 3. You can also have Ctrl-Alt-Del switch off the computer. Yast2 > Security and Users > Security settings. Skip the first two dialogs by pressing Next, then you see: Boot permissions: How to interpret Ctrl-Alt-Del. Select Halt here. Having Ctrl-Alt-Del turn off the machine can also be achieved by direct editing of /etc/inittab: # what to do when CTRL-ALT-DEL is pressed ca::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/shutdown -r -t 4 now So, change -r to -h here. SH