User has computer locked

[Mike McCarty]

Stanley Davis wrote:
> 
> --- Scott Talbot <talbotscott at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Stanley Davis wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>>In FC4 entering root password does work.
>>>>>
>>>>>However, I tried all methods listed and I do not
>>>>>     
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>know the command to get out of the virtual consol.
>>
>>>>I had to issue the reboot command.
>>>>   
>>>>
>>>>I don't understand what your problem is at this
>>>>point.
>>>>Are you saying you tried CTRL-ALT-F2 and couldn't
>>>>get
>>>>a login prompt?
>>>>   
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>  No I got the login prompt and I logged in as
>>
>>root. 
>>
>>>I then issued the pkill xscreensaver command.  I
>>
>>just
>>
>>>don't know how to get out of the virtual consol,
>>
>>exit
>>
>>>does not do it.
>>> 
>>>
>>
>>    When you issue the exit command (logout works
>>too) you are returned 
>>to a login prompt yes?
>>After that just press ctrl-alt F7 to get to the
>>screen that was locked 
>>(you could try F8-F12 if F7 doesn't do it.
> 
> 
> Thanks Scott.
> This worked with F7 however after getting back to the
> screen that was locked, the keyboard was not
> functioning and the mouse was only functional enough
> to close the open programs, it would not do anything
> with the lauchers.  I ended up rebooting the computer
> anyway to get keyboard and mouse functioning again.

I think you probably needed a

# startx

before trying to get back to the X-screen. Or, wait, you said
you could use a mouse. So your X got started again.

Mike
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