On Thu, 22 Sep 2005, botteman wrote:
> Well now I've gone and done it.
>
> Distro is Debian 3.1
> After K --> System --> More Applications --> File Manager - Super User
> and typring root password and <enter>...
> the box locked up. No mouse movement, no keyboard response (Alt-Tab).
>
> Is there a Linux CtrlAltDelete magic like in windoze?
ctrl-alt-f1 or -f2 or ... to switch out of X, then ctrl-alt-del.
But as long as you're out of X, log in as root, then do
ps -ef | grep X (I think)
to find out X's PID (Process IDentifier). Mine returns (among other things)
root 1926 1925 1 Aug30 ? 07:35:39 X :0
^--owner ^--PID
Then run "kill 1926" (or whatever your PID is). You can then switch back to
X (using ctrl-f6 or ctrl-f7) and log in as usual.
> Or do I just hit the reset on the front?
Avoid it unless you're _really_ stuck.
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