How to shutdown x in redhat?

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When you installed redhat did you select to use a gui or a text interface? If a gui, then you will need to go into gnome's gdm configurator and change your boot/lgin settings and disable the autostarting of the x gui. Usually redhat and mandrake ask if you want x autostarted with each boot. Where the gdm conf. is in redhat 8..I couldn't tell you. Sometimes it's in a drawer/folder labeled system, configure gnome, etc. You'll have to look for it. After you disable the x gui, when you reboot it will bring you to a text login screen asking for a username password with a $ prompt. if you provide the correct username/pword you can then next you type startx...and you're on you way. Hope this helps somewhat.

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Oh, and if you disable the x gui, you'll have to type start x everytime, unless you opt to use the x gui. I think the only way to not have to type startx everytime will take some command line editing and alot of experience with linux. whats wrong with the x gui booting everytime and not giving you a text interface? this all works pretty much the same for kde and gnome.

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Have you tried killing the proccess via a console ?
how?
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You can also do CTRL+ALT+F2 ... F4 etc and it should bring you to a text console with no X.

I want to kill x

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1) killall gdm to end the login screen by gdm.

I get a error

gdm: no process killed

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Have you tried killing the proccess via a console ?

how?

Same as I suggest, but diff way to kill it.. Try to type ps aux | grep gdm and copy the PID. Then, you can type kill -KILL PID (Change PID to number)..

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You can also do CTRL+ALT+F2 ... F4 etc and it should bring you to a text console with no X.

I want to kill x

The X isn't running, but gdm that do the login stuff.

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1) killall gdm to end the login screen by gdm.

I get a error

gdm: no process killed

Doesn't RedHat uses gdm? Check in the top or ps aux | grep gdm to see if it's correct spell or whatever.. Maybe, it's GDM; not gdm..

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  Prasanth said:
No gdm is not running. Is gdm the default login thing in redhat?

Yes, it's default use gdm. Because, I checked it this evening and the killall gdm works fine, but you don't have gdm runs.

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When installing RH I unchecked some packages and now I have a ugly login with a clock

Try to check in the top or ps aux to see something.. Like xdm? kdm? or else? I have no idea what xdm/kdm look like. I just know what gdm looks like.

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BTW I'm running KDE

Doesn't matter what WM you are using.

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