Linux® Quick Fix

When you have this information you can use it to alter the type of login screen you get as well as which programs start up. Read on for the details....

The very first sector of the hard disk is reserved for the same purpose and is called the master boot record (MBR). When booting from a hard disk, the PC system BIOS loads and executes the boot loader code in the MBR. The MBR then needs to know whic...

The default boot runlevel is set in the file /etc/inittab with the initdefault variable. When set to 3, the system boots up with the text interface on the VGA console; when set to 5, you get the GUI. Here is a snippet of the file (delete the initdefa...

You have two main options if your system comes up in a text terminal mode on the VGA console and you want to get the GUI: Manual Method: You can start the X terminal GUI application each time you need it by running the startx command at the VGA cons...

There are a number of ways for you to get a command prompt when running a Linux GUI. This can be important if you need quick access to commands or you are not familiar with the GUI menu option layout. Using a GUI Terminal Window You can open a GU...

Linux has a number of ways to gracefully shut down and reboot your system, which will be outlined in this section. Halt/Shut Down the System The init command enables you to change the current runlevel, and for a shutdown, that value is 0. Here is...

d and the runlevels at which they will be on or off: [root@bigboy tmp]# chkconfig --list keytable 0:off 1:on 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off atd 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off syslog 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on ...

Sometimes they start but give errors listed only in the /var/log directory. Taking the time to configure and test your startup scripts could prevent you from being awakened in the middle of the night while you are on vacation! It is really important....