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Re: KDM Problem!!!! Help!!!!!!!!

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From: Stephen Schwetz
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 00:00
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or you could use linux 1 or linux 3 to get into single user or text mode
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phlegm@csolve.net wrote:

> In article <uY3A2.81$LM2.206977@news.abs.net>,
>   "Steven D. Nakhla" <nakhla@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Help!!!!!!  I tried to install KDM according to the directions on the web
> > page.  However, when I rebooted my system and tried to login, both my root
> > account and my personal account failed.  I can't login at all.  This is a
> > HUGE problem, because I can't get in to fix it since the computer is running
> > at runlevel 5 to automatically start kdm at startup.  Can anyone help me???
> > It's VERY important that I be able to boot Linux.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Steve Nakhla
> >
> > Please reply to:
> > nakhla@bcpl.net
> >
>
> >
>
> I have the same login problem here as well. I switched back to xdm for now.
> The way to get out of your predicament is to press left cntrl-alt and f-2 or
> f-3 or any other f key. This will send you back to a console where you can
> log in as root and edit your inittab file with vi or whatever. if you press
> cntrl-alt-f7 it will put you back into xwindows. Hope somebody here figures
> out the login problem though.
>
> Have fun.
>
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From: Stephen Schwetz <darteng@aljan.com.au>
Subject: Re: KDM Problem!!!! Help!!!!!!!!
Date: 1999/03/15
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