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From: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu>
To: Ted Spradley <tsprad@spradley.dyn.ml.org>
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        Michael Knoll <knollm@lafcol.lafayette.edu>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: X11 and /tmp 
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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