[Tfug] missing console (erich)

Zack Williams zdwzdw at gmail.com
Mon Sep 20 11:41:14 MST 2010


>> Is it Xorg that supplies the Ctl-Alt F1..F7 switching?  Just a thought...
>
> I can switch consoles without X installed on my server so that seems
> doubtful.

IIRC, under most linux distros, virtual terminals are usually started
by init, configured under /etc/inittab, as is the ctrl-alt-del action.

You might be thinking about ctrl-alt-backspace (the standard X escape
hatch keycombo) which is configured in the X config files.

- Zack




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