How to return back in KDE after working at the command line terminal

Hello all,

I need some help.

I exit my current KDE-Session via K-Menu/Logout/Current Session and via CTRL
+ ALT + F1 end up in one of the command-line terminals where I log in and
perform a certain task. After that I want to return to KDE but I cannot
find the proper command to do it directly.

Currently I log in as root and shutdown the system, with option -R, to
restart the system, make my selection at the boot screen and login in KDE.
--
Regards,

Frans Leerink

F.Leerink,

'init 5' as root should do it.

Regards,
Lance

Lance Reynolds wrote:

> F.Leerink,
>
> 'init 5' as root should do it.
>
> Regards,
> Lance

Hello Lance,

Thanks for the quick reply.
That's what I taught too but entering as root the command init 5 gives me an
other root prompt.
This happens in openSuseLinux 10.1 final version.
Should I enter the command from a certain directory ?
--
Regards,

Frans Leerink

F.Leerink wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I need some help.
>
> I exit my current KDE-Session via K-Menu/Logout/Current Session and via CTRL
> + ALT + F1 end up in one of the command-line terminals where I log in and
> perform a certain task. After that I want to return to KDE but I cannot
> find the proper command to do it directly.
>
> Currently I log in as root and shutdown the system, with option -R, to
> restart the system, make my selection at the boot screen and login in KDE.

Try ALT-7

Peter

F.Leerink wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I need some help.
>
> I exit my current KDE-Session via K-Menu/Logout/Current Session and via CTRL
> + ALT + F1 end up in one of the command-line terminals where I log in and
> perform a certain task. After that I want to return to KDE but I cannot
> find the proper command to do it directly.
>
> Currently I log in as root and shutdown the system, with option -R, to
> restart the system, make my selection at the boot screen and login in KDE.

Oops. Make that ALT-F7.

Peter

On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 19:29:27 GMT
"F.Leerink" <f.leerink@hccnet.nl> wrote:

> I exit my current KDE-Session via K-Menu/Logout/Current Session and
> via CTRL + ALT + F1 end up in one of the command-line terminals where
> I log in and perform a certain task.

No need to logout of KDE. You can use Ctrl-Alt-F1 through Ctrl-Alt-F6
for terminals.


> After that I want to return to KDE but I cannot find the proper
> command to do it directly.
>

As Peter mentioned, Ctrl-Alt-F7 will take you back to the X session
(KDE), but *only* if you didn't logout first.


> Currently I log in as root and shutdown the system, with option -R, to
> restart the system, make my selection at the boot screen and login in
> KDE.

Not necessary -- simply execute:

startx

if you logged out of KDE first. If you switched to a terminal with
Ctrl-Alt-Fx, then use the Ctrl-Alt-F7 to get back. (Actually, when you
are in the terminals, you only need Alt-Fx; the Ctrl is only needed
when you are in KDE -- but it doesn't hurt to use it.)


--
Kevin Nathan (Arizona, USA)
Linux is not a destination, it's a journey -- enjoy the trip!

Linux 2.6.13-15.10-default
11:15pm up 45 days 4:02, 12 users, load average: 0.08, 0.12, 0.09

Kevin Nathan wrote:

> On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 19:29:27 GMT
> "F.Leerink" <f.leerink@hccnet.nl> wrote:
>
>> I exit my current KDE-Session via K-Menu/Logout/Current Session and
>> via CTRL + ALT + F1 end up in one of the command-line terminals where
>> I log in and perform a certain task.
>
> No need to logout of KDE. You can use Ctrl-Alt-F1 through Ctrl-Alt-F6
> for terminals.
>
>
>> After that I want to return to KDE but I cannot find the proper
>> command to do it directly.
>>
>
> As Peter mentioned, Ctrl-Alt-F7 will take you back to the X session
> (KDE), but *only* if you didn't logout first.
>
>
>> Currently I log in as root and shutdown the system, with option -R, to
>> restart the system, make my selection at the boot screen and login in
>> KDE.
>
> Not necessary -- simply execute:
>
> startx
>
> if you logged out of KDE first. If you switched to a terminal with
> Ctrl-Alt-Fx, then use the Ctrl-Alt-F7 to get back. (Actually, when you
> are in the terminals, you only need Alt-Fx; the Ctrl is only needed
> when you are in KDE -- but it doesn't hurt to use it.)
>
>

Hello Kevin

I tried to execute startX after I logged out of current KDE session and
reached the command line terminal via Ctrl+Alt+F1 but that generates the
following output and returned to the prompt:

xauth:creating new authority file /home/frans/.serverauth.4753
Fatal server error
Server is alreadyactive for display 0. If this server is no longer running
remove /tmp/.x0-lock and start again.
Please consult The X.Org Foundation Support at http://wiki.X.Org for help
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key giving up
/usr/x11R6/bin/xinit: unable to connect to X server
/usr/x11R6/bin/xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.

If I just pressed Alt+F7 I returned to the graphical login screen where I
entered my password and came back in KDE.


PS: I wanted to be logged out from my user account since I wanted to create
a gzipped tar archive of my home directory to move it to my other computer
according to the following URL Move Your /home to Another Computer
http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/11865.html

Thanks for the help
--
Regards,

Frans Leerink

On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:27:14 GMT
"F.Leerink" <f.leerink@hccnet.nl> wrote:

> I tried to execute startX after I logged out of current KDE session
> and reached the command line terminal via Ctrl+Alt+F1 but that
> generates the following output and returned to the prompt:
>

My fault! I didn't pay close enough attention -- if you were using
Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to a terminal, then you were *not* out of X! I
should have caught that; I'll go sit in the corner, now . . . ;-)


> PS: I wanted to be logged out from my user account since I wanted to
> create a gzipped tar archive of my home directory to move it to my
> other computer according to the following URL Move Your /home to
> Another Computer
> http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/11865.html
>

When I'm doing this sort of thing, I like to be in runlevel 1. Once
you've gotten to a terminal, do:

su
(enter root password)
init 1

When you are all finished and want to return to KDE, do:

init 5 && exit


> Thanks for the help

You are more than welcome! :-)


--
Kevin Nathan (Arizona, USA)
Linux is not a destination, it's a journey -- enjoy the trip!

Linux 2.6.13-15.10-default
9:04pm up 46 days 1:50, 12 users, load average: 0.05, 0.05, 0.09