Is redhat-config-xfree86 a RPM package that I need to install? -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Stuart Sears Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 2:13 PM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: how do you get the GUI after login? On Thursday 08 July 2004 19:02, Nguyen, Long P (Mission Systems) wrote: > Currently when I log into my redhat machine - it takes me to the command > line prompt. What command or how do I get the GUI up? > > Thank you. check that you have actually configured your display before you try to use it! test this with the 'startx' command. If you get nothing, or lots of impenetrable errors, configure it using redhat-config-xfree86 then try startx again just to test to make a gui login the normal occurrence -> Once you have configured it!! you have to set your default runlevel to 5... edit /etc/inittab change the line that says: id:3:initdefault: to read: id:5:initdefault: if this was your intention, then you cna switch to a gui login immediately after doing this by typing init 5; exit the exit is there to avoid leaving an open root session HTH Stuart -- -- Stuart Sears RHCE, RHCX -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
