[Sussex]login/logout/reboot/shutdown question (Gentoo)?

[Stephen Williams]

On Mon, 2004-11-15 at 00:23, John D. wrote:
> Sorry this isn't a "proper" reply, I was meddling with knoppix as well
> and forgot to tell the mail client to leave a copy on the server and I'm
> now back in gentoo with Steve Williams' and Thomas Adams' replies.
> 
> Anyhow, yes Steve, I've just checked the rc-conf and it does show:
> DISPLAYMANAGER="kdm" and XSESSION="kde-3.3.1"

Try:

rc-update add kdm default

You should then find kdm starting automatically on the next boot.

Steve Williams.

> 
> Also to reply to Thomas, no, what I mean is that it does get as far as a
> text init3 type login but it seems to do like a startx type thing, but
> not until I've started typing either root or john (original user account
> eh what!). I don't actually have to get as far as putting in the full
> user name and password.
> 
> Yes I probably have got my runlevels arse about face, because the line
> in the /etc/inittab says id:5:initdefault: so I'm presuming that that's
> wrong ? I'll change it to id:2:initdefault: and see what happens.
> 
> The init sequence may also be screwed up, but I wouldn't know as I can't
> find what it's supposed to be!
> 
> regards
> 
> John D.
> 
> 
> 
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