how do you get the GUI after login?

Nguyen, Long P (Mission Systems) Long.P.Nguyen at ngc.com
Thu Jul 8 19:30:56 UTC 2004


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.


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Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 2:28 PM
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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 at redhat.com
> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com]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
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