Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Fri, 28 Mar 1997 21:36:59 -0800 (PST)
From:      "K. Marsh" <durang@u.washington.edu>
To:        Kris Kennaway <kkenn@bns.com.au>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: xdm disallowing keyboard input
Message-ID:  <Pine.A41.3.95b.970328213439.19734C-100000@goodall.u.washington.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199703290236.NAA13325@topdown.bns.com.au>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Sat, 29 Mar 1997, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> You mean question 6.17 in the FAQ?
> 
> -----
> 6.17. How do I start XDM from the /etc/ttys file?
> 
> Starting xdm via /etc/ttys is a Bad Thing. I don't know why this crept 
> into some README file.

This question in the FAQ claims putting xdm in ttys is a Bad Thing, but
offers no explanation why.

Is it invariably bad, or only under certain circumstances?

--------------------------------------------------------
  Ken Marsh                    University of Washington 
  durang@u.washington.edu        Chemical Engineering   
--------------------------------------------------------




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.A41.3.95b.970328213439.19734C-100000>