If i......

[Dylan]

if i put the command 'startx' in the rc.local file, what would happen? I am wondering this because i would not be logged in to the system yet. would a graphical login prompt come up?

[Stween]

i personally havent a clue ... thats an interesting question - damn i need to know now!!!

I dont know wot would happen, if anything. I figure it wouldnt load a graphical login tho'

[TaeShadow]

I do not know what would happen (and I'm too lazy to try). However, if you would like a graphical login, you need to change your runlevel. This will vary from distro to distro, but you typically type something like "linux 4" at the LILO prompt. If you open up your /etc/inittab file, it will list the numbers for each runlevel. You want to choose the one that loads up XDM, or GDM, or KDM, or something to that effect.

[Dylan]

the lilo prompt is the prompt right after i log in, correct?

[TaeShadow]

No, it's the prompt that appears right after you boot up your computer, before Linux begins to load. You may not have it, however, depending on how your system is configured. What distro do you use?

By the way, you can also manually activate the graphical login by typing either "xdm" "gdm" or "kdm" as root once the system is booted. Each of those commands will give you a different graphical login screen.