[CLUE-Tech] Loging off as a user, recovering from a GUI crash

[greg at knaddison.com]

I'm sure someone else has a better idea, but how about control+alt+backspace (or
somesuch) which kills X and drops you back to wherever the distribution starts
you off in the run level.

Greg

Quoting Kevin Cullis <kevincu at orci.com>:

> Hey all,
> 
> When some bad things happen to my CPU, like the GUI freezes and I use
> the CNTL-ALT-F3 to get into the non-GUI area to fix things (and the
> ALT-F7 to get back), I sometimes want to just "kill" the user and get to
> the logon screen. So,
> 
> 1. What process do I kill or what would I do as root to not have to
> reboot the machine but just get back to SUSE's or other distro's logon
> screen?
> 2. If I wanted to restart an app from root or a term window, what
> process would I go through to restart it/them?
> 3. Where would I find a listing of the apps that I can start from a term
> window?
> 
> Any other suggestions would be helpful.
> 
> Kevin
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