Excellent! That key sequence was just what I was looking for. I guess telnet would have worked, too. I've just configured the network, and I can "ping" it, so I guess that telnet should work. Vaughn -----Original Message----- From: Rod Roark To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us Date: Friday, November 03, 2000 3:08 PM Subject: Re: Dumb question on KDE >If the system is responding to the keybaord you can hit (for example) >Alt-Ctrl-F2 to get a text console and then kill the offending process. > >Otherwise if the box is on a LAN, telnet in from another machine and >do it. > >-- Rod >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Sunset Systems Preconfigured Linux Computers >http://www.sunsetsystems.com/ and Custom Software >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >On Fri, 03 Nov 2000, Vaughn L. Treude wrote: >> David: >> Thanks for your answer. I'm an old Unix guy, so I'm familiar with the >> "kill" command. The problem is that, on the incident in quesiton, I >> couldn't get the cursor to behave to the point that I could start a terminal >> window. I was hoping there was a hotkey to do this, or maybe I could set >> one up. Or maybe there's some hotkey sequence to kill KDE, so I can >> restart it without rebooting the box. I tend to prefer GUI's (because an >> old fart like myself has trouble remembering all the magic commands and >> options) but sometimes there's no substitute for the command line. >> (Maybe I just need to keep a terminal window open somewhere at all times, >> just in case?) >> >> Vaughn > >________________________________________________ >See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > >Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss From Anthony Walsh" Lucas, Shawn, Kevin, and all other PLUG members, Thank you all for your input. I value being apart of this Users Group. Lucas, I can appreciate what you are getting at. In all truth, my frustration is not directed at a lack of response. In fact it's quite the opposite. I have people emailing me, and calling me, and I love it! My frustration is actually based on the fact that I will post three openings, and then five minutes later I get a request for another 20 great people. I don't want to clog up this email with Job openings, I actually enjoy reading all the technical questions and technical things that I can learn. I would like to eventually leave the recruiting realm, and become a C++ Programmer on Unix platforms. As far as I am concerned there's no harm done... :o) Shawn, You are absolutely right! The economy is the best I have seen all this year. I have 30 openings in Administration alone. That has NEVER happened yet this year. Kevin, and Shawn, In response to developer jobs, I didn't feel it was appropriate to post those in here. Maybe that is an error on my part. I am more then willing to post those positions as well, if the overall group feels that it is right. Do you think that posting a job that is a C++ developer on a Solaris system with Oracle on the backend would be appreciate to post out here? If so, I have a ton of those openings too... :o) Again, thanks everyone for your input... I am grateful that there is even a users group that is as receptive as PLUG. In my office there are other recruiters who belong to other Users Groups, and I am not going to mention names, but some of the other groups are ready to jump on anyone who posts any openings. Until next time, have a great weekend! Sincerely, Anthony G. Walsh Account Manager awalsh@itconnections.com IT Connections, Inc. 602.240.7711 Ext. 14 Your Source For Efficient, Effective IT Expertise.