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stop x server by thetree2005-09-12 11:06:01
  As root, "init 3" by nix 2005-09-12 11:13:23
"init 5" to start X again.

This assumes that you are using something vaguely similar to Red Hat/Fedora. It won't work on Slackware (which uses BSD init); YMMV on other distros.
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    Debian and derivations use runlevel 2 for X. by McNutcase2005-09-12 11:14:33
      nyah, that's decidedly non-standard by Freakazoid2005-09-12 11:16:47
        Indeed. by McNutcase2005-09-12 11:19:32
          speaking of runlevel 6 by Freakazoid2005-09-12 11:21:25
            Heh. by McNutcase2005-09-12 11:30:14
              i've actually done the urandom thing :) by Freakazoid2006-11-19 12:55:59
                Neat. by LionsPhil2005-09-12 11:58:18
                  as I recall, it didn't need long to do that by Freakazoid2005-09-12 11:59:35

 

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