Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 00:30:17 -0500 (EST) From: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> To: Ted Spradley <tsprad@spradley.dyn.ml.org> Cc: Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com>, Michael Knoll <knollm@lafcol.lafayette.edu>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X11 and /tmp Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971112002747.10724L-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu> In-Reply-To: <199711120506.XAA03728@set.spradley.dyn.ml.org>
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On Tue, 11 Nov 1997, Ted Spradley wrote: > In the FAQ it says: "Starting xdm via /etc/ttys is a Bad Thing. I don't know > why this crept into some README file." No explanation at all of *why* it's a > Bad Thing. I *hate* that. In defiance, I've been starting xdm by listing it > in my /etc/ttys file for years with no noticeable ill effect. Can anyone tell > me *why* it's a Bad Thing? If you forget the -nodaemon option, it can cause mild discomfort as init tries to start numerous copies. Other than that, it has worked fine for me for years as well. -john
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