Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 22:50:31 -0700 (MST) From: Barnacle Wes <wes@intele.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Message-ID: <199601160550.WAA26640@intele.net>
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JOHN <JSINNOTT@POMONA.EDU> asked:
% What file can I put xdm in so that it loads on startup?
Brian Clapper <bmc@WillsCreek.COM> replied:
> "/etc/rc.local". It's a local daemon. e.g.:
>
> echo -n 'starting local daemons:'
>
> echo -n ' xdm'
> /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm
> echo '.'
Nah, avoid hacking rc.local if you can. Since starting xdm is rather
like a tty service, start it from /etc/ttys:
ttyv3 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm on secure
This will have the nice side effect of running your X server on
ttyv3, and leaving the logins on ttyv0, ttyv1, and ttyv2 still
running. When X starts up, it will switch the console to ttyv3.
You can get back to the text consoles by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1 for
ttyv0, Ctrl-Alt-F2 for ttyv1, and Ctrl-Alt-F3 for ttyv2. Use Alt-F1
through Alt-F4 to move between the consoles and the X session.
Cool, eh?
--
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