> No, not X. As soon as Linux finishes booting you have a number (I
> think you can configure this, in /etc/login.defs or some such) of
> virtual consoles, each of which will allow you to login as
> (potentially) a different user.
>
> As has been mentioned you get to console n by Alt-Fn. The default
> number, IIRC, is 6. When you start X it occupies "console" 7. And you
> can get back to the others from X by Control-Alt-Fn...(So if your X
> locks up you can always get to a console and kill it).
Um... In many cases this is true, but I wouldn't want anyone to come to the
list saying we mislead or anything, so I wanted to clarify.
Since X will take all the input from the mouse and keyboard, it is possible
(but it doesn't *always* happen) that you won't be able to hit Alt-Fn and get
the signal through a locked up X server.
But, like I said, this is not *always* the case...
-Michael
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