[solved]Trapped behind slim login manager.

Atreides · 2009-11-27 19:26:33

I just installed slim login manager, and now I can't figure out how to get out of it. Nor will it let me log in as any of my accounts.

user:root
pass:root

gives an error.

and

user:david
pass:*nothing

won't work because it always asks for a password.

I heard you can type console in login to go to it, but that doesn't seem to work for me. All it does is bring me to a black screen with a big "X" cursor, no command line.

Help?

Last edited by Atreides (2009-11-27 20:17:16)

tomd123 · 2009-11-27 19:40:27

append a 3 to your grub line

Atreides · 2009-11-27 20:01:56

Sorry I'm kind of new to this stuff; where exactly do I add it within grub?

graysky · 2009-11-27 20:02:19

Hmm... enter another tty and login, then kill it with a /etc/rc.d/slim stop
(enter tty2 for example ctlr+alt+2)

Atreides · 2009-11-27 20:04:47

When do I press ctrl+alt+2?

All I want to do is get back to the console line

jasonwryan · 2009-11-27 20:15:37

Ctrl-Alt-F2 will drop you to a console - then you can kill Slim...

Atreides · 2009-11-27 20:17:04

Ahhh thank you Jason, good to know

Problem solved

graysky · 2009-11-27 21:35:36

Sorry, that was a typeo -- C+A+F2 as you already learned.

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#1 2009-11-27 19:26:33

[solved]Trapped behind slim login manager.

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