> One user has hit this occasionally:
>
> 1. startx
> 2. switch back to text console from which startx was executed
> 3. ^Z (X suspends)
> 4. Alt-F7 (to the console where X lives)
>
> console is dead at this point (2.2.11).
Well yes, it would be.
> kill -CONT over net helped it.
>
Yes.
> Would something like this patch be useful? (completely untested yet)
No. If the user's dumb enough to do it, they deserve all they get.
IMHO, of course.
-- Mike <rickettm@ox.compsoc.net>Toni's Solution to a Guilt-Free Life: If you have to lie to someone, it's their fault.
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