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  1. Bug #315819
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Comment 2 for bug 315819

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Alan Jenkins (aj504) wrote : Re: [Bug 315819] Re: kde4 KDM does not restart X when killed with ctrl+alt+backspace

Harald Sitter wrote:
> Hello Alan.
>
> Actually, if I am not mistaken, the key combo itself is for restarting X, not killing it. That would also explain why it works on all of my machines. I would assume there is some flaw in your xorg.conf or (which is more likely) the graphics driver, preventing X from restarting properly.
> I am moving this bug to the xorg package for further investigation.
>

I think you are mistaken.

Try it without a login manager. Just run "X :1", either from a terminal
or a console. The 1 assumes you're only using display :0; increment it
if necessary. That should start X with no clients at all, and the
eye-watering default background. Press ctrl+alt+backspace and it will
go away - it will not restart.

Thanks for looking at this!
Alan