Cant get out of inittab

InEeDhElPlInUx · 10-09-2003, 01:55 PM

I editted it so I could install my graphics drivers and now I dont know how to get it back to inittab5. I used the gedit /etc/inittab and when I try to do that in the command prompt mode it says it can't display it. HELP PLEASE

david_ross · 10-09-2003, 01:59 PM

To edit innitab you cna use vi or pico.

If you want to get abck to runlevel 5 then use:
init 5

Crashed_Again · 10-09-2003, 02:00 PM

Can't display it? As the root user you can open it up using vi so do:

vi /etc/inittab

then type:

i

to go into 'insert' mode. Then make the changes you need and hit the 'escape' key to exit from insert mode. Then you can type:

:wq

which is 'write' and 'quit'.

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Beat me again Ross.
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InEeDhElPlInUx · 10-09-2003, 02:13 PM

THANK YOU!!!