Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 21:33:17 +0400 From: Boris Samorodov <bsam@passap.ru> To: undisclosed-recipients:; Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: starting xdm at boot on headless box via rc.d script? Message-ID: <532C77DD.2030504@passap.ru> In-Reply-To: <532C460D.2080404@passap.ru> References: <201403210944.s2L9i06K001182@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20140321144000.f7c08d2a.freebsd@edvax.de> <532C460D.2080404@passap.ru>
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The message has been rejected by a spam filter, retrying. 21.03.2014 18:00, Boris Samorodov пишет: > 21.03.2014 17:40, Polytropon пишет: >> On Fri, 21 Mar 2014 02:44:02 -0700 (PDT), Anton Shterenlikht wrote: >>> I've a headless server that accepts >>> connections via XDMCP. I'd like to >>> start xdm in daemon mode without >>> attaching it to any virt. terminal. >>> From the command like I can simply >>> type xdm, but can I do this via >>> /etc/rc.conf, something like xdm_enable=YES? >> >> Currently, there is no rc.d mechanism for starting xdm. >> You could write your own, but you can also use the >> method by which xdm has been started for decades: >> >> Edit /etc/ttys as follows: >> >> ttyv8 "/usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm on secure > [*] >> This line will make xdm start from ttyv8, where >> Alt+PF9 will be the VT your X session is running >> (in case you're switching virtual terminals). >> After the system has finished booting, xdm will >> be started and the switching to the correct virtual >> console, now displaying the X login, will automatically >> happen. > > Seems that it's what Anton wants to avoid: assosiating xdm > with a terminal. > > The desired behavious seems to be the default for xdm > which is changed by the "-nodaemon" option[*]. I'd say that > if that option is removed from /etc/ttys then xdm should > start without (or release) the controlling terminal. > Disclaimer: I din't try it, just think so after reading > XDM(1). > -- WBR, Boris Samorodov (bsam) FreeBSD Committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve
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