Control + Alt + Backspace doesn't work :(

[Steven Stern]

On 06/11/2011 05:54 PM, Karol Babioch wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've upgraded one of my machines from Fedora 14 to Fedora 15 using the
> DVD, which basically worked fine. There were some things to fix, but
> that was due to the customizations I've made.
>
> However there is one specific thing that doesn't seem to work, and I
> can't figure out why. This is the Ctrl + Alt + Backspace shortcut in
> order to restart the X server.
>
> I've replaced /etc/inittab with /etc/inittab.pacnew, although it states
> that it doesn't matter anyway as it won't be interpreted anyway.
>
> I can't remember to have changed any settings of the X server, and it
> has worked before just flawlessly. Anything I'm overlooking, or where
> should I start my research?
>
> Any help appreciated ;).
>
> Best regards,
> Karol Babioch
>
>

If you're using the Gnome shell, use ALT-F2 then r to restart the shell.

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-- Steve