From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Aug 14 00:21:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id AAA09695 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 00:21:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from copernicus.cpt.tech.iafrica.com (copernicus.cpt.tech.iafrica.com [196.31.1.15]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA09655 for ; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 00:21:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sheldonh@iafrica.com) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=iafrica.com ident=[b889U1BkzbrKhGsUUSDVgjicNDsvdeUU]) by copernicus.cpt.tech.iafrica.com with esmtp (Exim 1.92 #1) for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org id 0z7E9v-0004hr-00; Fri, 14 Aug 1998 09:20:23 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Default to starting xdm from /etc/ttys? Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 09:20:23 +0200 Message-ID: <18094.903079223@iafrica.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Hi folks, The /etc/ttys on my out-of-the-box 2.2.7 system contains the following entry: | ttyv3 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure This worries me, because the FreeBSD 2.X FAQ supplied on the same system says: | 9.6 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. | | Start it from your rc.local (or even from a X.sh script in | /usr/local/etc/rc.d), and be explicit about how it has to start. | If this is your last action in rc.local, put a ``sleep 1'' behind, | to allow xdm to properly daemonize before the rc shell exits. I suspect that one of /etc/ttys and /usr/share/doc/FAQ needs to be corrected. I would like some feedback as to the reasoning behind the FAQ's comments and any possible reasons that this has crept into /etc/ttys regardless of the warning. Perhaps something changed in terms of what is and isn't kosher? Once I know what the story is, I'll be happy to send-pr, but I'd rather not waste people's time until I know what's cutting. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message