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Date:      Sun, 28 Feb 1999 21:10:21 -0500
From:      "Michael G." <mikegoe@ibm.net>
To:        "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: XDM login
Message-ID:  <199903010205.CAA33814@out4.ibm.net>

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The FAQ...DUH!  Ofcourse...

It says you can do it both ways...i'll try the other...

Thanks fer da kick!

Michael G.

On Sun, 28 Feb 1999 19:59:35 -0600 (CST), Jonathan Fosburgh
wrote:

>On Sun, 28 Feb 1999, Michael G. wrote:
>
>> ..no answer in the archives so....
>> 
>> When I modify /etc/ttys to enable an xdm login I do infact
>> get the screen..but can't log in...I'm forced to ctl+alt+f1
>> to a standard terminal to log in... is there something I
>> missed?
>Don't do it this way.  You want to invoke xdm from /etc/rc.local.  There
>is a FAQ entry for this, I believe the question is 'How do I run xdm from
>/etc/ttys?' or something along those lines in the X section.  

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