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On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 09:59:07 +0100, Polytropon wrote:

> Source: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/x-xdm.html
> 
> Allow me to ask the following question:
> 
> Is xdm (and as far as I know, also wdm) still an exception from the
> "rc.conf rule", or how is it supposed to be started on "more modern"
> versions?

I'd be interested in the answer to that too, as I use XDM on ttyv8 per 
the handbook, and it has been faultless for me.