--- Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Stanley Davis wrote:
> Thanks,
Please don't top-post. And you might hit RETURN a
little
more often.
>
> In FC4 entering root password does work.
>
> However, I tried all methods listed and I do not
know the command to get out of the virtual consol.
I had to issue the reboot command.
>
I don't understand what your problem is at this
point.
Are you saying you tried CTRL-ALT-F2 and couldn't
get
a login prompt?
No I got the login prompt and I logged in as root.
I then issued the pkill xscreensaver command. I just
don't know how to get out of the virtual consol, exit
does not do it.
> Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> nodata wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 2005-07-26 at 15:10 -0700, Stanley Davis
wrote:
>>
>
>
> [how can I shut down a computer with keyboard
locked and don't know
> password?]
>
>
>>Apparently you can unlock any user by entering the
root password.
>>I've never tried.
>
>
> I just tried (FC2) and that does not work here.
>
>
>>As an alternative, ssh to the machine, or switch
to a virtual console
>>(Ctrl+Alt+F1), log in as root, then run pkill
xscreensaver.
>
>
> CTRL-ALT-F2 might be better, since on some
computers (apparently
> according to some posts here earlier) CTRL-ALT-F1
turns some
> computers OFF.
>
> Mike
>
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