On May 2, 5:26pm, <
lynn.newton@cox.net> wrote:
> > If it fails, you might also try
> >
> > sh -x /etc/X11/prefdm -nodaemon
> >
> > in order to display the commands being executed as the shell runs.
>
> Tried that, too. The last thing it does is exec /usr/bin/gdm -nodaemon, which is exactly what I thought it would and
> should do from looking at the script. But there is no login.
> Anyhow, I don't know how it could start a graphical
> login program while I'm already logged in, so I didn't
> expect that to help.
I have a machine that starts up in runlevel 3. From a console login,
I just tried running ``/usr/bin/gdm -nodaemon'' by hand and it brings
up the login screen for me.
Kevin
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