Edit your xorg.conf file: sudo -e /etc/X11/xorg.conf Find the line: Section "ServerFlags" after it add: Option "DontZap" "false" if there is no ServerFlags section create one: Section "ServerFlags" Option "DontZap" "false" EndSection Restart the machine and now Ctrl-Alt-Bksp should restart X. Andy -- $ fortune bug, n: A son of a glitch.