Fedora 6 Zod

Blackmon · 05-19-2008, 07:50 PM

I have a server with fedora 6 zod, problem is when I boot it starts up in the command prompt and I can not see the gooy interface. What should I do?

Blackmon · 05-19-2008, 07:52 PM

I have an existing email server, but I don't know how to use it not access if from the command prompt not the gooy. Can somebody help me?

chrism01 · 05-19-2008, 08:14 PM

FYI: gooy => GUI (Graphical User Interface)
Anyway,
when you've logged in to the console, try this cmd

startx

which should start the X-Windows system -> GUI

In the long run, edit the file

/etc/inittab

and change the following line

# The default runlevel is defined here
id:3:initdefault:

amend the '3' to a '5' and reboot the system.

BTW, you'll need to be root to do this edit.

Blackmon · 05-19-2008, 08:34 PM

thanks, Chris, however the start cmd did not work...

error message: bash: startx: command not found

Blackmon · 05-19-2008, 08:37 PM

thanks Chris but it didn't work

bash: startx: command not found

AceofSpades19 · 05-19-2008, 09:37 PM

that means x is not installed which would be normal for a mail server

Blackmon · 05-19-2008, 10:14 PM

How would either of these two projects help me solve my problem?

AceofSpades19 · 05-19-2008, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackmon

How would either of these two projects help me solve my problem?

Thats in my signature, anything below the line is part of my signature

Blackmon · 05-19-2008, 10:44 PM

Chris, I've tried the /etc/inittab and I got this message bash; /etc/inittab: permission denied

What should I do?

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrism01

FYI: gooy => GUI (Graphical User Interface)
Anyway,
when you've logged in to the console, try this cmd

startx

which should start the X-Windows system -> GUI

In the long run, edit the file

/etc/inittab

and change the following line

# The default runlevel is defined here
id:3:initdefault:

amend the '3' to a '5' and reboot the system.

BTW, you'll need to be root to do this edit.

AceofSpades19 · 05-19-2008, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackmon

Chris, I've tried the /etc/inittab and I got this message bash; /etc/inittab: permission denied

What should I do?

You need to be root in order to edit /etc/inittab

Blackmon · 05-19-2008, 11:17 PM

thats the problem I am root - so now what should I do?

AceofSpades19 · 05-19-2008, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackmon

thats the problem I am root - so now what should I do?

try doing chmod +w /etc/inittab and then try editing it, but you don't really want a mail server running x constantly because its a waste of resources

Blackmon · 05-20-2008, 12:01 AM

don't know if that worked, I did get a permission denied however nothing really happened

ex: typed: root@wantever ~]# chmod +w /etc/inittab
result: root@wantever ~]#

AceofSpades19 · 05-20-2008, 12:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackmon

don't know if that worked, I did get a permission denied however nothing really happened

ex: typed: root@wantever ~]# chmod +w /etc/inittab
result: root@wantever ~]#

Thats whats supposed to happen. In the shell if you get no messages everything is good, the shell only says stuff thats important

chrism01 · 05-20-2008, 12:11 AM

That's normal. If nothing failed, Unix won't give you a msg. Its a lot quieter than MS.

rpm -qa |grep -i x

will show if you have X-win installed; post the results