Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1998 09:20:23 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <axl@iafrica.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Default to starting xdm from /etc/ttys? Message-ID: <18094.903079223@iafrica.com>
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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
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