User has computer locked

[Mike McCarty]

Stanley Davis wrote:
> Thanks,

Please don't top-post. And you might hit RETURN a little
more often.

>  
> In FC4 entering root password does work.
>  
> However, I tried all methods listed and I do not know the command to get out of the virtual consol.  I had to issue the reboot command.
> 

I don't understand what your problem is at this point.
Are you saying you tried CTRL-ALT-F2 and couldn't get
a login prompt?

> Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> nodata wrote:
> 
>>On Tue, 2005-07-26 at 15:10 -0700, Stanley Davis wrote:
>>
> 
> 
> [how can I shut down a computer with keyboard locked and don't know 
> password?]
> 
> 
>>Apparently you can unlock any user by entering the root password.
>>I've never tried.
> 
> 
> I just tried (FC2) and that does not work here.
> 
> 
>>As an alternative, ssh to the machine, or switch to a virtual console
>>(Ctrl+Alt+F1), log in as root, then run pkill xscreensaver.
> 
> 
> CTRL-ALT-F2 might be better, since on some computers (apparently
> according to some posts here earlier) CTRL-ALT-F1 turns some
> computers OFF.
> 
> Mike
> 


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