Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 03:59:19 GMT From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/140159: [handbook][patch] Chapter 5: GNOME entries in rc.conf conflict with FAQ Message-ID: <200911010359.nA13xJN0015597@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200911010400.nA140BKd044839@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 140159 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [handbook][patch] Chapter 5: GNOME entries in rc.conf conflict with FAQ >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Nov 01 04:00:11 UTC 2009 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Glen Barber >Release: FreeBSD 8.0-RC2 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD orion 8.0-RC2 FreeBSD 8.0-RC2 #20 r198568: Wed Oct 28 20:32:04 EDT 2009 root@orion:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ORION i386 >Description: rc.conf entries for GNOME in Chapter 5 [1] conflict with GNOME FAQs [2]. The Handbook states "no further configuration is necessary" which is not true for all users. [1] - http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html [2] - http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#full-gnome >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Patch attached with submission follows: --- /usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml.orig 2009-10-25 16:56:43.000000000 -0400 +++ /usr/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml 2009-10-31 23:46:55.000000000 -0400 @@ -1447,9 +1447,12 @@ disabled by default), can be enabled by adding <literal>gdm_enable="YES"</literal> to <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>. Once you have rebooted, - <application>GNOME</application> will start automatically - once you log in — no further configuration is - necessary.</para> + <application>GDM</application> will start automatically.</para> + + <para>Additionally, to enable all <application>GNOME</application> + services when <application>GDM</application> starts, add + <literal>gnome_enable="YES"</literal> to + <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>.</para> <para><application>GNOME</application> may also be started from the command-line by properly configuring a file named >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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