I did not install nor setup the machine... Could you give details for both, as in GUI login screen after each boot and to start a GUI session manually whenever. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Stuart Sears Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 2:28 PM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: how do you get the GUI after login? On Thursday 08 July 2004 19:15, Nguyen, Long P (Mission Systems) wrote: > Is redhat-config-xfree86 a RPM package that I need to install? okay, a couple of questions for you... when you did your install, did you configure your desktop? (ie set resolution etc etc) secondly, do you want a graphical login screen after each boot - where you have a box in the centre of the screen asking for your username and password - or do you just want to start a graphical session manually whenever you want? redhat-config-xfree86 (assuming you have a fairly recent RH release) will have been installe dif you chose to install a graphical desktop - it's the central X configuration tool. In fact most of the RH config tools begin with 'redhat-config-' to see this just type redhat-config-<TAB> (ie hit the tab key) and you should see a list of them > > > -----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 -- -- 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
