On 19/04/06, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, 2006-04-19 at 09:57, Felix Miata wrote: > > > > > >> After running init 3, try changing your virtual terminal, using CTRL-ALT-X, > > >> where you substitute X with one of the F-keys in the F1-F6 range, > > >> e.g. CTRL-ALT-F1. > > > > > Just type a return. It's not stuck. It's funky, instead. > > > > AFAIR, this is a misfeature of every RPM distro I've used. Where would > > be the upstream to complain/reportbug to? > > How would you describe the bug? The X screen is going to be > started on a virtual console where you don't already have > a login (mingetty) running. Switching runlevels will kill > your running X session. At that point, why do you think > the selected virtual console should switch? Should you > be forced to VC1 on a runlevel switch - or should a mingetty > run on vc7 in runlevel3 but not 5 so you'd get a login > prompt without switching? > It's not a question of which terminal you're on; switching run-levels results in messages coming up on the current terminal detailing services started and stopped. When this finishes you are not presented with a new prompt at that terminal until you hit return. It's a (very) minor security flaw in a way because it might persuade a user that they are not logged in on that terminal, leading them to switch to another pseudo-terminal without logging off. -- imalone
