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Fedora 11 help (locked out)!

  • 07-01-2010 3:28am
    #1
    L'prof
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,046 ✭✭✭✭


    Is there any way I can edit my custom.conf file and change it back to the way it was? I changed it the other day (to add in an autologin command) and I haven't been able to login since, I just see a black screen with the mouse and it seems to be continually loading!


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  • #2
    larryone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,105 ✭✭✭larryone


    get to a command line using Crtl+Alt+F1
    log in
    cd to the location of your custom.conf
    edit it...
    did you make a backup of the file?


  • #3
    L'prof
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,046 ✭✭✭✭L'prof


    larryone wrote: »
    get to a command line using Crtl+Alt+F1
    log in
    cd to the location of your custom.conf
    edit it...
    did you make a backup of the file?

    Cool, I'll try this now...thanks. I didn't make a backup but, I know exactly what I changed!


  • #4
    L'prof
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,046 ✭✭✭✭L'prof


    Cheers, Ctrl-Alt-F2 got me in in the end. I think Ctrl-Alt-F1 switches back to Gnome!


  • #5
    larryone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,105 ✭✭✭larryone


    Sweet. Ctrl+Alt+F7 is usually where the graphical session lives on ubuntu, so the F1 up to F6 gets you to a terminal login prompt. Didnt know Fedoras setup, good to hear you got it sorted.


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