Re: [LI] X11 does not start!

[Rajesh Fowkar <rfowkar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Saurabh,

> when i try to modify /etc/inittab to change initdefault to 3 it says the
> buffer is in read mode.
> when i try to run Xconfigurator it can't write my options on to the file
> saying that "YOu are not root user!"
> how do i modify /etc/inittab.
> Please help

At LILO prompt type 

linux single

After you get the prompt in single user mode. cd /etc and then change
the inittab file run level.

Hope this helps.


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